Comments on: A Medley of Thoughts on … Slower Living http://maggie-jackson.com/blog/2009/05/26/a-medley-of-thoughts-on-slower-living/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jenn http://maggie-jackson.com/blog/2009/05/26/a-medley-of-thoughts-on-slower-living/#comment-179 Jenn Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:30:08 +0000 http://maggie-jackson.com/blog/?p=21#comment-179 two things spring to mind, Marion Woodman's work on the Slow Feminine, the tendance to produce produce in linear time, with no recourse to rest, reflection, interior mode; and the fact that at menopause my ability to multi-task disappeared, and doing one thing at a time became a requirement for avoiding accidents. Multi-tasking is highly overrated and entirely un-productive most of the time, not to mention that it fragments our attention. thanks for your posts, will look for your book, jenn aka musemother two things spring to mind, Marion Woodman’s work on the Slow Feminine, the tendance to produce produce in linear time, with no recourse to rest, reflection, interior mode; and the fact that at menopause my ability to multi-task disappeared, and doing one thing at a time became a requirement for avoiding accidents. Multi-tasking is highly overrated and entirely un-productive most of the time, not to mention that it fragments our attention.
thanks for your posts, will look for your book,
jenn
aka musemother

]]> By: Bernadette Noll http://maggie-jackson.com/blog/2009/05/26/a-medley-of-thoughts-on-slower-living/#comment-148 Bernadette Noll Wed, 27 May 2009 05:00:16 +0000 http://maggie-jackson.com/blog/?p=21#comment-148 And it brings to mind the song from Crosby, Stills and Nash so long ago... "If you can't be, with the ones you love, honey, love the ones you're with!" I really think presence to the task and the people we're with is the key to it all. And it brings to mind the song from Crosby, Stills and Nash so long ago…

“If you can’t be, with the ones you love, honey, love the ones you’re with!”

I really think presence to the task and the people we’re with is the key to it all.

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