Good morning friends,

This is by far the latest letter I've written so far. Yet, without feeling the need to show up, I feel the need to honour the ritual I have. I know I could now turn up every other week or month and deliver something thought-provoking, yet there is something sacred about writing each week that I selfishly don't want to lose a grasp of. What in your life is of a similar nature? I find these are often habits or rituals we lose hold of and then regret having not kept them up.

For instance, the podcast did not happen this week, and despite my awareness and self-forgiveness for it, I am, in fact, enjoying leaning more into the writing side of this project. This may be part of the evolution of life and lifestyle whilst managing the challenges we face. We shouldn't feel the need to possess something that is a part of us for the sake of saying we have. As life changes, you'd hope we would mature and be at peace that we've earned this part of our life.

I think as we live deeply, there is something to be said about embracing the speed of life as it comes at us. A friend shared with me the other week about how the quiet, solitude version of life can become stale if done for too long. And she was right. It feels to me now like a moment in time. One that served me well and I respect but is one of the past. It's always a form of beauty to look back at a version of life that once existed that you were deep enough in to enjoy to the highs and lows of. Blissfully unaware of knowing the next steps or stages to come.

As I talk about the speed of life, it's important, like fast cars, to have pit stops. Pit stops in life can be anything from a date in your diary to a trip away. I've talked about artist's dates before (stolen from Julia Cameron) where you do something new/you've never done before. It's like refreshing your perspective. Vagabonding has a similar notion.

Pit stops can also mean overhauling your life - moving to the other side of the country or world, starting a new career or making new friends. Pit stops can be a matter of minutes or months.

Yet, as this metaphor becomes even more suitable, we sometimes think we're fine not to stop; We don't need a pit stop. We'll just keep going. We want to keep up. When, in fact, sometimes, a pause and reset can allow us to live more deeply and more fully.

As I pivot and perhaps now driving on a different track, one not driven before, please know that these pit stops now consist of not not having enough time to be creative, but one of fullness. One where the other day I knew it was the perfect amount of time to record a podcast or write this letter but I was with my entire new family. I know which moments I would live to regret missing out on.

So if there is an absence of speaking or writing, just picture a warm, lazy Sunday inside with coffee and love whilst it rains outside.

Have a great Sunday!

Lawrence

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