I am currently engaged in an email conversation that is moving slowly. We’re corresponding at almost the pace of letters. I send a message out one day and hear a reply a few days later. I then think for a while about what they’ve asked me, consider things a bit then get back to them.
We’ve been going back and forth like this for more than a month now.
I love slow correspondence
I love messages sent that actually take some time to arrive. Sure email arrives right away. Comments on the foolsletter show up right away too. At the same time, I like to linger with these sorts of things for a while before replying.
It takes time to be thoughtful.
(whatever did you think that your thoughts were filling - your heart or head? Naw. Thoughts fill your time and insist on your attention.
We’re always thoughtful. What thoughts fill you?
Me? I think a lot about where we are as humans and how we create and change.
I think we all as a people could do with a bit more anticipation, disappointment and even…
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