Patrons Only Comic: Take time to savour. (Patreon)

Lovely Patrons,

There is a strange idea out in the world about being fearful of ageing. I understand - it can be a terrifying thing to move towards a different version of yourself. But I remember the anticipation and the appetite for the next year, the next grade, the next goal. I still get impatient for movement - for hitting another milestone or moving through another phase. I love the momentum and the energy of wanting to move through to the next thing. 

I love the idea of rejecting a fear of ageing - of celebrating getting older as the privilege that it is. Why do we move past the excitement of turning 8 into a fear of turning 28? 38? 68? Being told I should fear my experience or fine lines or grey hairs is a strange idea that I think is okay to leave behind. But I can also refine that desire to rush to the next phase - to consume time like cake - and slow down to something in between.

I do not need to slow time down, or speed it up. It's a waste of energy to want either.

Instead, I can spend time savouring, settle into the now without trying to speed up or slow down. I am so lucky and forever grateful to have so much worth being present for.

Thank you Patrons, for spending time of any kind and at any pace. I hope you take time to savour.

B