Life Feels Different When You Slow Down

I didn’t realize how fast I was living…

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Until one quiet day changed everything.

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I heard something about “ikigai” - your reason to live.

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And I realized… I wasn’t living for myself.

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I was living to fit, impress, keep up.

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So I slowed down.

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And suddenly… I started noticing everything.

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Photography became my way of paying attention.

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Small details felt like magic.

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Life didn’t get slower.

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I just finally saw it.

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