Things You’ll Notice When You Stop Rushing
A smile from a stranger. A bird on your window. The sound of rain. These little things feel louder, brighter, softer.
When was the last time you stopped to feel the water running down your body in the shower, like really feel it?
Not while you were mentally writing your to-do list. Not while calculating how many minutes you had left to get out of the house. Just… noticing the water. It's temperature. The way it hit your skin. The way your body relaxed under it.
We rush through so much. Mornings. Meals. Conversations. Even rest. And somewhere in all that movement, we lose the moment we’re actually in. But when you stop rushing, even just a little, here are some beautiful, ordinary things you begin to notice:
The sound of your footsteps echoing in a quiet hallway.
The rhythm of your own breathing when you’re doing nothing.
The smell of morning dew, dust, and coffee.
The way your bedsheets feel against your skin when you first wake up.
The little dance your tea or coffee does when you stir it slowly.
The sound of a fan spinning or the hum of an appliance you’d usually ignore.
The way trees sway ever so slightly, even when there’s barely any breeze.
The tiny movements of people around you, their expressions, and their fidgets.
The texture of a page as you turn it in a book or journal.
The simple joy of matching socks or folding laundry slowly.
The silence between songs or the softness of background noise.
The way food sizzles in the pan before it’s fully cooked.
When you’re not eating on the go or in front of a screen, you actually notice textures, flavors, and how full (or not) you are.
A smile from a stranger. A bird on your window. The sound of rain. These little things feel louder, brighter, softer.
The idea is to convert something every day and taken for granted into something we might, yes, savor. Go outside, maybe for a walk, and note:
What are five things you can see?
What are four things you can touch?
What are three things you can hear?
What are two things you can smell?
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