When was the last time you had a slow morning?
By slow morning I mean slowing down the rush to check social media, taking a little extra time to brush your teeth, read, write or journal. When was the last time you disconnected from the rush?
I've consciously been practising this lately and whew, it was more than what I've needed. I went for a walk on Baker's street in the morning (just after rush hour) and found myself at a cosy matcha cafe by the name of How Matcha.
The menu is short and sweet, just like the cafe, with handmade bowls plastered by design on the wall. On this morning I did feel a little more sensitive than usual and I felt like honouring the feeling by sipping on a beautifully made matcha and allowing whatever needed to come up, be it a tear, a smile or nothing. I didn't even have my head phones on or a book out to distract myself. I just sat and observed.
Sometimes I feel like living these days can really just be a bunch of distractions. Something guided me this day to people watch but not in an intense way, it just made me see and experience how we're all coming in from different walks of life and to be able to absorb people in the moment is a blessing. It's really easy to get swept into the rush of life, to want to know what's next, what to do, who is doing what but I really think it's valuable to just sit and slow down.
Admittedly I'd had a very tough week and rather than sinking into my bed and letting the weight of it all consume me, some fresh air and a seat at a cafe, allowing myself a slow morning rather than distracting myself with the noise of the world was all that I needed for the moment.
You know, I don't know whats next. Sometimes the unknown scares me and I think deep down we all have that fear which is why we try to occupy ourselves with so much. Be it social media, drama, work or substances. It's not the easiest to just sit. To not know. But it's needed and once in a while and from time to time, I think it's important to do nothing.
Events that have happened recently have made me feel like because I (or we) always looking for the next thing, whether it's for ourselves or the news and what's happening to other people that we don't get to really connect with ourselves. Naturally so, as no one wants to feel like they're behind on life but...
When last did you thank yourself for waking up safely? It's crazy how we take that aspect of life for granted but it's seen as something normal which isn't, a lot of people don't get to wake up to see the next day but we forget this blessing due to the rush of life.
I dunno, I guess I'm just in a place of slowing down and being okay with not knowing whats next. To sit. To allow. To observe.
This cafe was the perfect location to do so btw, I enjoyed their 'Chanwan matcha' which was served in a handmade traditional Japanese Chanwan bowl, was so pretty to drink from with a ticklish note of 'Love your fucking life' inside. I sat there for over an hour so also ordered a Coconut matcha latte to follow as well as a matcha energy ball, both made beautifully. I didn't have everything on the menu but judging by the service I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed by whatever you choose to order.
This blog is just a nudge to slow down today. If you can't for the whole day then try it for 5 minutes. See what comes up or maybe what doesn't. Plus I know it can be great work for the nervous system which we all need.
Thank you for reading my blog
Namaste x