NPR : The Practice of Slowing Down
In The Practice of Slowing Down on NPR’s This I Believe, mountain climber Phil powers presents a way of slowing down (briefly but firmly) without giving up. Powers learned the principle from a mountain climbing mentor who taught him to rest fully between each step during high altitude efforts. Powers talks about applying the idea fruitfully to his life away from the mountain:
The awareness of pace I owe to my teacher has served me whether I am seeking the world’s highest summits, sharing my love for the mountains with others or kneeling to look my son, Gus, in the eye when he has a question.
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