Slowing Down

“What do mortals get from all the toil and strain

with which they toil under the sun?

For all their days are full of pain,

and their work is a vexation;

even at night their minds do not rest.”

(Ecclesiastes 2:22-23)

Some of us are a bit reluctant to slow down. We know that when we do, we may notice something we are trying to avoid – a difficult conversation with a friend, an upcoming appointment with a doctor. Whatever it is, we usually do not want to face the reality that some things are beyond our control. We have no control over how a friend might react. We have no control over what the doc...