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🎨 The Art of Slowing Down: Why It’s Hard — And Why It’s Worth It

You’ve spent your life moving. For others. For deadlines. For everything that needed doing.


And now, when you finally have time to paint, it can feel... strange.


As if your hands don’t quite know how to be still.


As if your mind keeps whispering, “Shouldn’t you be doing something more useful?”



Even when the world quiets around you, that old rhythm of urgency lingers.


But maybe the real question isn’t what you’re producing.


Maybe it’s what you’re rediscovering.




🌿 Why Slowing Down Feels So Unnatural




It’s not just habit—it’s history.


So many women in their 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond grew up being needed—by children, partners, workplaces, aging parents.


You learned to keep things running. To stay useful. To rarely rest.



Even now, that old voice still murmurs: “You should be doing more.”


And for artists, there’s another layer—comparison.


You scroll through Instagram and see someone painting every day, launching collections, selling out shows.


Meanwhile, your brush hovers mid-air, unsure where to even begin.



But here’s the quiet truth:


Speed doesn’t make your art more valuable.


Presence does.



But slowing down doesn’t just challenge your schedule—it challenges your story.


Many of us were taught that to be valuable, we had to be productive.


But beneath that? We often feel like we’ve missed something. Like we started too late. Like everyone else is ahead—more talented, more visible, more accomplished.



We think it’s greed that drives us.


But as Charlie Munger once said, it’s often envy.


That feeling that someone else has what we could’ve had—if only we’d started sooner.



But here’s the gift that comes with age:


You begin to care less about where others are going—because you finally start listening to where you are meant to be.



Slowing down quiets the envy.


It reminds you:


You’re not behind.


You’re here.


And this—this moment—is where the beauty begins.




✨ What Slowing Down Gives You




When we slow down, something tender happens.


Yes, old fears rise—of being behind, of wasting time, of not having enough time left.



But something else rises, too: Trust.



Trust that your rhythm isn’t just okay—it’s sacred.



When you create slowly, you give your art space to breathe.

You notice how the paint settles.

You feel the moment unfold.

You hear your own heart… and listen.


Some of the most emotionally powerful paintings on our channel began this way—

With a slow walk in the woods.

A quiet sketch at a kitchen table.

A single brushstroke placed with intention.


Slowing down doesn’t mean doing less.

It means doing what matters—more deeply.


And beyond the art?


It helps you come home to yourself.


Because even now—especially now—you matter.

Your voice. Your vision. Your peace.



🧘‍♀️ How to Begin



Slowing down doesn’t mean stopping.

It just means changing the pace.


Here are a few gentle ways to begin:



• Give yourself permission to paint for no reason. No deadlines. No audience. Just you.


• Start small. A 10-minute session. One brush. Two colors. No plan.

• Choose soft tools. A hake brush. Watercolors. Music that doesn’t rush.

• Let yourself wander. Some of the best ideas arrive while weeding the garden or folding laundry.

• Leave things unfinished. Not everything has to be resolved. Sometimes the story lives in the middle.



So if you're moving slower these days—it’s not a flaw.


It’s a season.


And like every season, it carries its own wisdom.


Let it show you what can’t be rushed:


Your voice.
Your courage.
Your joy.



💜 A Final Thought



Slowing down isn’t giving up.


It’s giving in — To the truth that you were never behind in the first place.


The artist in you isn’t fading.


She’s just now catching up to her own heartbeat.



What has slowing down given you?

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