Slower

A long, cool glass of water. Definitely summer now. Tiny droplets of water collecting themselves into beads of water. Sliding down the glass. It's cooling just to watch. Press Play. One long, cool minute. No rush.

My White Pine Time Machine's growing like crazy again. Press Play and give it a try. Gets you to be here. Now. No other place. No other time. The White Pine Time Machine. Transports you to ... now.

Pure blue sky. Bright, creamy white flowers. If it's not too early for eyes wide open, it'll clear your head. Press Play. Practice for a minute. Then go out for the real thing. Feel your eyes work.

Little masterpieces popping up everywhere now. I planted this iris years ago. Here it is again. So many fine details in a few cubic inches. Get out there. Pay close attention to the very small things. Beautiful Way to start your day. Just Press Play.

My theory: it's good for you. This has to be great exercise for your eyes. Every possible shade of pink and magenta and orange. Red. Yellow. A whole hillside of azaleas at the New York Botanical Garden. Full bloom right now. Take a minute to visit. Just Press Play.

April showers sure paid off. Take a little break, just a minute, to look at something beautiful. Nothing else. Maybe you'll end up thinking you gotta go to the park. A botanical garden or something. Or maybe you won't think about anything at all. Just Press Play.

For a Better Slower Mother's Day. Economical, too. Cheaper just doesn't sound right. You have a week to get this together. Be thoughtful. Something to do? Something to eat? Something to use? Something to plant? Some thoughts.

Your own parade. A walk in the park. Easter's so late this year the trees are already in blossom. Looks like the floral decoration for the world's biggest Easter bonnet. It's Sunday. Take a minute. Take a look. Just Press Play.

My Forsythia's in full bloom. You can use it for a little practice. Spring training. Slower training. C'mon, it's Sunday. It'll just take a minute. Press Play. Then you'll be ready to get out there, into the field. For the real thing.

Yosemite is one of those time-stood-still places. Like nothing much has changed since the glacier came and went. The national parks are the ticket. To time travel. This is not the modern world. Take a great walk close to home. Think about taking an awesome walk sometime soon.