How A Lifestyle Change Ended My Toxic Paterns

Are you constantly overwhelmed and feeling stuck?
Here are many ways living slowly in the moment has helped me break toxic patterns in my life.
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Chapters:
00:00 Overwhelmed
00:52 Priority and direction
02:23 Oubaitori 桜梅桃李
03:46 Toxic patterns
04:21 Mind change
This is my second year running a slow living and minimalism youtube channel.
But there are times when I struggle with living the life I wish I could. Some days, my life is the opposite of slow and minimalist. It can get hectic and even stressful.
It is only when I give myself the opportunity to slow down that certain things begin to hit home. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, feeling stuck or struggling with breaking a toxic cycle, this video may resonate with you.
When I am busy, I tend to rush everything to keep up with what seems like a conveyor belt of things to do. And along with doing things fast, I was also making decisions quickly instead of deliberately. But rushed thinking often leads to bad decisions we end up regretting eventually.
It may seem counterintuitive but it is when things are busy and hectic and stressful that it is imperative to slow down.
Slowing down allows us to zoom out and have a clearer view of the direction we’re heading with all the running around. Do the things that keep us busy take us closer or farther from the direction we intend to go? And more importantly, are we still following our own path or someone else’s?
When we slow down, we optimize intentionality over passivity. This way, we're doing what's aligned with our purpose and priority, instead of letting others dictate your path for you.
There are standards for nearly everything in this world, and being higher or lower than these standards dictate whether we are in the accepted normal range or not.
But if we start obsessing with numbers and standards, that's when things get toxic.
I was caught up in the view count, the analytics, the numbers and ranking. I talk about slowness in my videos, yet there I was, silently playing the comparison game.
I was comparing my worst to other people's best, which never results in anything good.
Oubaitori 桜梅桃李 is “a Japanese idiom which is a reminder that everyone is on their own journey through life.”
Slowing down allows us to pause and recognize how our perception distorts the fact that we are not what others are and our journey is not theirs, and that's okay.
As the saying goes:
A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.
The modern world is marked by constant acceleration, getting ahead and so many distractions. But when we allow ourselves to get sucked into the hustle, we tend to make automated, impulsive and default decisions instead of carefully thought out conscious choices.
We may think we're making more progress by going too fast but it's actually the opposite.
Slowing down has given me some calm and clarity in a world that seems to be moving faster and faster. We don't need to go on a month long retreat to do a reset so we can appreciate our daily life more
By simply taking a small chunk of my day to slow down, this helps me to remain grounded and at peace.
Let me end this video with this quote from Haemin Sunim, in his book,The Things We Only See When We Slow Down, which is my inspiration for today's video:
"When your mind is joyful and compassionate, the world is, too. When your mind is filled with negative thoughts, the world appears negative, too. When you feel overwhelmed and busy, remember that you are not powerless. When your mind rests, the world also rests."

[@Carole616]

Words of wisdom.

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[@Priscila.sCozyCorner]

Este canal es mi escape del caos diario! Suzy comparte de manera auténtica los altibajos de vivir slow. La metáfora de 'Oubaitori 桜梅桃李' es un recordatorio poderoso de nuestro viaje único. Reducir la velocidad para obtener claridad en un mundo tan acelerado es algo que todos deberíamos probar. ¿Quién más encuentra inspiración aquí? 🌿✨

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Gracias por tu comentario, mi amiga. Agradezco tus amables palabras ❤️

[@RizaldineSantos]

Truly resonates!

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I'm glad to hear that ❤️

[@TheBiblicalNutritionist]

This is very good. Funny thought though - I watched it in 1.5 speed. I guess I need to slow down :)

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Thanks and love your comment 😊

[@Poolmanvr]

I loved this. So calm and relaxing. Please don’t compare yourself, you are so unique and individual. Xx

[@ASlowSimpleLife]

Thank you so much 🙂 And I'm glad you found my video relaxing. ❤️

[@karenwinton11]

Many blessings to you and your family. This was just what I needed to hear at the right time x

[@ASlowSimpleLife]

I'm so glad my video resonated with you. Thank you and wishing you and yours abundant blessings as well ❤️🙏

[@RizaldineSantos]

This real life every humans must adapt for less stressful world!

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Thanks for watching and for your comment ☺️

[@gluecksfarben]

Thank you so much ❤

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Thanks for watching ❤️

[@reggisweat]

Love your videos. Thank you for the sweet reminders. We have a lot in common. 🩵

[@ASlowSimpleLife]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching and for your kind comment ❤️