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Ive been on a summer sprint. With no intended finish line. But serendipitously ending today. The friday pre labor day weekend. Summer end, fall begin. Summer seems to be when the world vacations. Im unsure ive every worked harder in my life - physically, mentally, spiritually. And as the season winds down, i also feel i am finding what ive been looking for - within + without.
But i woke up today, friday -- seeking less. Sneakers on, raring to run with the wind, just to give into my resistance, and say no olivia not today. Slow down. Stay in. reset. After this summer sprint of work + play, im seeking balance, if only just today. In feeling, working, tasting, doing and otherwise, it is time to reconnect - to my core.
Less creation -- more connection

In feeling:
Less thinking -- more feeling
Less head -- more heart
Less giving -- more getting.
Less resistance -- more ease
Less fight -- more flow.
Less fire -- more water
Less complication -- more simplicity
Less physical more spiritual
Less vision -- more grounding

less salty more sweet. less spicy more sticky: cacao dusted date. banana w cinnamon, brazil nuts, papaya, kiwi.

In tasting: i’ve been out. drinking. Eating. indulging.
Less craving -- more cooking
Less filling -- more fueling
Less salty -- more sweet
Less spicy -- more sticky
Less sparkle -- more still

In doing:
Less start -- more finish
Less doing -- more dreaming
Less worry -- more wonder
Less hype -- more home
Less talk -- more listen
Less teaching -- more learning
Less woke -- more rest
Less sound -- more silence
Less sharing -- more saving
Less race -- more pace
Less done up. More undone.

Today i will hug in rather than reach out. I will breathe deeper. Move slower. Reconnect.
Back to here. Back to now. Back to me.
And what i need. Today.
Today less is more.
Not work vs. play because i love what i do, they are one in the same --
Rather it is less energy, more ease.
Less stimulation more surrender
I will bow down, hug in + let be.
Less labor. More leisure, right in time for labor day.

Collectively, let us acknowledge all that we do -- rather than what we don’t.
And if only for today,
Less WORKHARD more LIVYOUNG
Happy labor day.

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