Being Human

By Kelly (Living is Simple)

Take joy in the un-rushed living.
In the unfolding.
It takes time to...

 Words from about a year ago.

How much life takes you and spins you around into places, relationships, and events you never could have imagined. I wish I could peg the best of those moments.

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Cash Register Syndrome

By Mallory

So you’re at the grocery store, or Target, or wherever you shop, I guess. You’re at the cash register paying for your stuff. The cashier hands you the receipt and your change.

What happens next?

If you’re like me - and a lot of other people, I’m guessing - you hustle to put your change away and get out of that line as fast as you can, even if there’s no one behind you and even if you’re not in a hurry.

It's kind of an unnecessarily stressful moment. It's not like the cashier isn't going to start helping the person behind you in line, anyway. Why do we feel like we need to hurry? Something is propelling us out of that place, and we don’t really stop to think about what that is.

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