12/22/2025
Allowing Moments of Calm
Most of us rush through our days,
caught in a constant whirlwind of
errands and obligations,
amid the low, unceasing hum of stress.
We move from one task to the next,
our minds spinning faster
than our feet can carry us,
rarely pausing to breathe,
to simply be.
Yet there is a quiet grace
in slowing down,
in letting life unfold
without the relentless
need to control it.
When we allow ourselves
moments of calm,
when we step off
the treadmill of anxiety,
even briefly,
we remember what it means
to truly live,
to feel,
to be present.
This is not about
abandoning responsibility
or turning away from the world,
but about finding a rhythm
that honors our human need
for stillness
within the noise of daily life.
Perhaps presence
is not something we achieve,
but something revealed
when we loosen our grip
on the need to hurry
and give ourselves
permission
to slow down.
~ 'Allowing Moments of Calm' by Spirit of a Hippie
✍️ Mary Anne Byrne
~ Art by Jane Newland
