A Poem to Inspire: "I Lied and Said I was Busy"

To continue our IMPORTANT emphasis on SLOWING DOWN, even during busy times of the year like December, I came across a poem that puts our conversations surrounding this topic into words ABSOLUTELY perfectly in my opinion.

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I lied and said I was busy.

I was busy;

but not in a way most people understand.

I was busy taking deeper breaths.

I was busy silencing irrational thought.

I was busy calming a racing heart.

I was busy telling myself I am okay.

Sometimes, this is my busy -

and I will not apologize for it.

by Lori Deschene

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I'm NOT going to comment further or add anything to this beautifully worded poem.

I will suggest writing it out, reading it again and again, and letting these words sink in deep.