I just returned from a camping vacation. It was the first vacation I have taken for the sake recreation since 2003. Every other time that I have travelled in the past 10 years has been for a wedding, or a workshop, or work. Sure, I have a day off here or there, but my first realization is that for the sake of my own sanity, I definitely need to plan on more time to rest and relax.
The best thing about this vacation was that I was literally off the grid. No cell phone reception. This means no access to the studio and the studio has no access to me.
It was liberating.
It made me realize a lot of things.
I'm addicted to my workload. For the first couple of days, it was really hard for me to slow down and stop worrying.
My little iphone makes things too fast for me and everyone else. The immediacy makes us all so quick to respond, and I find that a lot of things don't get thought through thoroughly.
So, for me, I am going to continue to keep things a little slower. Just because we can go faster, doesn't mean we have to.
I'm not saying, I'm going to travel through life at a snail's pace. When expediency is necessary, I can pick up the pace. But speed for speed's sake seems to lead to more accidents, mistakes, and stress than success.
Slow and steady wins the race.
