#slowliving — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.cyclingeu.com/949209/autumn-bike-ride-in-finland-%f0%9f%8d%82%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%ae-17-minutes-of-lo-fi-and-peaceful-scenery/ Autumn Bike Ride in Finland 🍂🇫🇮 | 17 Minutes of LO FI and Peaceful Scenery ##relaxingvideo #AndandoDeBicicleta #autumn #Bicycling #BikeRide #Biking #CalmContent #CenárioCalmo #Cycling #CyclingFinland #DjiOsmoPocket3 #DjiOsmoPocket3CreatorCombo #DjiOsmoPocket3ValeAPena #EletricBike #Finland #lofivibes #MentalBreak #naturesounds #peaceful #RelaxingMusic #slowliving #studywithme #vaya #VidaCalma #VidaReal #VIDEOCALMO

We live in a culture obsessed with optimizing every minute—turning hobbies into side hustles and rest into "recovery."

When did we stop doing things just for the simple joy of doing them?

What is one activity you still do purely for fun, with zero pressure to be productive or monetize it?

#Mindfulness #Productivity #SlowLiving #Hobbies #Life #Discussion

We live in a culture obsessed with optimizing every minute—turning hobbies into side hustles and rest into "recovery."

When did we stop doing things just for the simple joy of doing them?

What is one activity you still do purely for fun, with zero pressure to be productive or monetize it?

#Mindfulness #Productivity #SlowLiving #Hobbies #Life #Discussion

We live in a culture obsessed with optimizing every minute—turning hobbies into side hustles and rest into "recovery."

When did we stop doing things just for the simple joy of doing them?

What is one activity you still do purely for fun, with zero pressure to be productive or monetize it?

#Mindfulness #Productivity #SlowLiving #Hobbies #Life #Discussion

We live in a culture obsessed with optimizing every minute—turning hobbies into side hustles and rest into "recovery."

When did we stop doing things just for the simple joy of doing them?

What is one activity you still do purely for fun, with zero pressure to be productive or monetize it?

#Mindfulness #Productivity #SlowLiving #Hobbies #Life #Discussion

We live in a culture obsessed with optimizing every minute—turning hobbies into side hustles and rest into "recovery."

When did we stop doing things just for the simple joy of doing them?

What is one activity you still do purely for fun, with zero pressure to be productive or monetize it?

#Mindfulness #Productivity #SlowLiving #Hobbies #Life #Discussion

A quiet life is underrated

#SlowLiving #Photography

A quiet life is underrated

#SlowLiving #Photography

A quiet life is underrated

#SlowLiving #Photography

A quiet life is underrated

#SlowLiving #Photography

A quiet life is underrated

#SlowLiving #Photography

A butterfly morning 🦋

Our little caterpillar completed her metamorphosis and became a beautiful Swallowtail butterfly!

It felt like Christmas morning, as I came down the stairs and saw her perched upside down on the tulle in the habitat box the kids had made for her.

When we found the caterpillar in our garden, the kids decided to “raise” her in a diy caterpillar habitat. Then, they named the caterpillar Cali.

Of course, we weren’t really sure if the caterpillar was male or female, but the kids decided it was definitely a girl. Lol

We waited a little bit before releasing Cali because her wings were still damp and needed time dry off.

Once we felt it was the right time, we brought the butterfly box to the front porch and slowly opened the tulle we had placed on top of the container.

Cali didn’t fly out of the box right away, though. Her wings weren’t ready just yet. So, we spent some time ohhing and ahhing over her. 🥹🦋

Two of our neighbors walked by wanting to know why we were huddled together and the kids were squealing with delight.

We showed them Cali calmly resting on Travis’ hand, and one of the neighbors said she thought the butterfly was beautiful. 😊

And then all of a sudden, the butterfly fluttered her wings and flew off of Travis’ hand and onto Zephaniah’s chest.

The kids squealed again, and Zephaniah froze. But he had the biggest smile on his face.

A few minutes later, the butterfly flew up into the air and fluttered away.

💜 XO

Broken sunflowers still bloom 🌻

In the springtime, Travis and I discovered volunteer sunflower sprouts growing in between the sidewalk.

I’m pretty sure the sunflower seeds were left behind in the wintertime by the birds and squirrels when I put up bird feeders.

So, we gently moved the sunflower sprouts to our garden bed.

We managed to “rescue” six of the eight sunflower sprouts we found in the sidewalk. All six of the sprouts recovered from transplant shock and grew strong and tall.

But as many gardeners know, sunflower stems can still be fragile, especially during storms or when pesky squirrels are rummaging through your garden. 😏🐿

The beautiful thing about sunflowers, though, is that they are resilient plants.

Despite nature’s challenges, sunflowers will try very hard to keep growing, even when broken. Sometimes they just need a little help.

This is something I have learned this gardening season.

I was able to save one broken sunflower plant by trimming down the stem and placing it in a vase of water.

The sunflower still bloomed, and the bees loved it!

Another sunflower plant with a broken stem (thanks squirrel! 🐿😏) Travis was able to make a stick-based cast for it.

And the other day, that sunflower bud still bloomed!

It makes me happy that even though a couple of our sunflowers experienced hardships, we were still able to give the flowers a chance to complete their life cycle. 🌻😍

Despite being broken, the sunflowers served a great purpose by attracting the bees to our garden to pollinate our food plants (like our peppers 🫑 and tomatoes 🍅).

And perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from broken sunflowers that keep blooming anyway. 😉🌻🙏🏽

💜 XO

Enjoying the view

We had appointments and errands to run in the city, so we stopped by Michigan Central Station to take a break at Roosevelt Park in Detroit.

The kids were amazed by the view of the historic train station from the park, and it reminded me how much Roosevelt Park has changed over the years.

I really like the new walking paths and seating throughout the park, especially the swings.

I enjoyed seeing people walking, riding bikes, reading books, playing catch, and simply slowing down to enjoy the afternoon.

I wish I had taken more photos, but honestly, I was feeling a little anxious after my annual doctor’s appointment. Now I’m waiting for my lab results, along with the biopsy results from an unusual spot I found on my skin.

I just needed a quiet moment in the park to slow down and let my mind rest. 😌

💜 XO

It’s all coming together 🌻

I’m decorating my front porch with my new thrifted folding tables. ☺️

Groceries and thrift store shopping day

I found some great thrifty finds for under $24! ☺️

Sunflowers and tomatoes 🌻🍅

A new sunflower bloom 🌻 and blushing tomatoes 🍅

Drawing with the kids 👩🏽‍🎨

Today, I enjoyed a calming activity with the kids—sketching and coloring flowers. 🌸 The flower activity was part of a science lesson for the kids to draw, color, and label a flower with pollen.

I turned on a jazz playlist to help us focus on our artwork, and as we were creating our sketches, it started to rain.

Perfect timing! 🌧☺️

We discussed shapes we could see in the image of the flower.

One shape that stood out to Zaya (5) and Zephaniah (8) was the middle of the flower reminded them of a hexagon.

So, together we sketched a hexagon shape onto our sketch pads.

Surprisingly, drawing a hexagon is not as easy as I thought it would be! It took me several tries to finally get the six sides connected to form the shape. 😆

Next, we discussed the vibrant yellow color of the pollen and its purpose. We also made connections to the flowers and vegetables growing in our garden.

There was something unexpectedly joyful sitting at the kitchen table with Zaya and Zephaniah, drawing and coloring together.

Keep in mind I am not an artist 😅.

However, the children told me they thought my purple flower looked amazing, and really, that’s all the recognition I needed. 🥰

💜 XO

Somewhat clear skies

It feels good to be back outside now that the air quality is improving.

An unexpected visitor 🐣

A summer storm left our patio garden with one unexpected little visitor. 🐥

A front porch garden harvest 🫑

Enjoying a small garden harvest right from our front porch! 🫑🥬

Somewhat clear skies

We’re still under an air quality alert (because of the wildfire smoke), but today the atmosphere was much better than last Wednesday afternoon.

And the temps were a little cooler with a nice breeze.

We’ve been able to get out and enjoy the park again.

I just love visiting parks tucked away in neighborhoods near our house. The neighborhood parks feature a playground with paved walking paths good for walking and riding bikes or even skating.

One of my favorite features is how the walking paths go around the playground making it easier for us to keep an eye on the kids while we walk.

It feels good to see people out jogging, walking, riding bikes, and playing at the playground again.

Last week’s thick smoke made everything look like a ghost town because no one was out walking in the neighborhood or at the parks. Traffic was even lighter than usual.

I know the kids are thrilled to be back at the playground.

They’ve had the best time going to the park three days in a row. They asked me if we can go everyday. Lol 😅

Travis and I enjoy walking together while the kids play at the playground, so I think we just might make evening walks part of our nightly routine! ☺️

💜 XO

An unexpected visitor 🐣

A summer storm left our patio garden with one unexpected little visitor. 🐥

A front porch garden harvest 🫑

Enjoying a small garden harvest right from our front porch! 🫑🥬

Attack of the ravenous cabbage caterpillars 🐛

My broccoli never stood a chance. 😏🥦🐛

Pool day ☀️

It was another hot day, so the kids and I spent some time at the pool today. The temps reached 94°F, but i think the weather app said it felt like 102°F! 🥵

I’ll be honest—for most of the summer, I kept putting off going to the pool because I don’t particularly like wearing a bathing suit. 🫤

But once we got in the pool and started swimming around, I really started to enjoy myself! 😄🏊‍♀️

It made me realize I need to just relax and take a break sometimes, stop being so hard on myself.

I mean, it is summer after all. Lol ☀️😊

Mj (24), my oldest daughter stopped by to hangout with us at the pool after she got off from work.

She has her own apartment in our neighborhood—just three minutes walking distance from our house.

It’s nice having my daughter live in the same neighborhood as me. I really enjoy having her live so close by to us.

I’m so glad we went to the pool around 1 p.m. and hung out for a couple of hours because the weather unexpectedly got bad later in the day.

All of a sudden, around 6 p.m. the air quality became hazy and unhealthy because of the wildfires in Canada. 😲 (We live about 40 minutes from the Canadian border.)

The atmosphere became very smoky outside as if the entire neighborhood had finished shooting off fireworks. You could even smell the burning wood!

I’m keeping Canada and all U.S. states affected by these wildfires in my prayers! 🙏🏽

💜 XO

Productive Monday 😎

I got so much accomplished on this busy Monday! 🙌🏾

One habit that has improved my life the most 🙏🏽

This daily habit has had the biggest impact on my life…🙏🏽💜

Flight of the bumblebee 🐝

Finally! Our first bumblebee sighting of the season! 🐝🌻

Lemon verbena for the nerves a heat dome frayed.

A teaspoon of dried leaf, or a small handful fresh, steeped five minutes with a lid on so the oils don't escape. Bright and candied, no caffeine, easy on a churning stomach. The French call it verveine.

#Herbalism #HerbalTea #LemonVerbena #Apothecary #Plants #Gardening #Tea #FolkMedicine #SlowLiving #Foraging #Wellness

https://twp.ai/4hrsrV

Kereken két éve.
A Velencei-tavi kirándulásunk első napján. :)

#NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #SunsetPhotography #LakeView #GoldenHour #EveningLight #NatureLovers #ScenicView #LakeLife #WaterReflection #CalmWaters #Lakeside #StillWater #Reflections #PeacefulNature #SereneViews #Hungary #VisitHungary #LakeVelence #VelenceLake #Gardony #TravelPhotography #EuropeTravel #HiddenGem #SunsetLovers #PeacefulMoments #SlowLiving #QuietEvening #NatureMood #DreamySky #RelaxingViews #VisualPoetry

I am sitting in the sun, letting the warmth settle into me while a slight breeze moves across my skin, carrying the faint clean scent of mint from the plant to my right. The soft, steady hum of traffic drifts past in the background. Today I needed this more than I can easily explain.

This morning my doctor cancelled her appointment, then changed her mind and said she could make it after all. I had already mentally released the day and reorganised around Thursday, so when the reversal came I found myself more unsettled than the situation probably warranted. Unexpected changes like that disrupt something deeper than just the schedule. My nervous system had already mapped the day a certain way, and a sudden shift, even a minor one, requires a kind of internal recalibration that is genuinely exhausting. I chose Thursday anyway, on my own terms, which helped. The unsettled feeling still took time to pass, which is why I am out here now.

It has me thinking about something I have been sitting with lately. Reality does not care about our plans, our carefully built illusions, or the stories we tell ourselves to feel safe. There is a particular kind of shock that comes when life closes the gap between what we expected and what actually is, and it does so entirely on its own timeline, not ours.

I am not convinced the answer is stripping away every layer of protection and standing completely exposed. I think the real work is building enough internal ground to tolerate what is real without being destroyed by it. That process is slower and more painful than avoidance, but there is clarity on the other side that no illusion ever provided. At least, that has been true in my own experience.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #DisabilityPride #ChronicIllness #MentalHealth #Neurodivergent #SensoryProcessing #Selfcare #MindfulLiving #RealTalk #SlowLiving #InnerWork #Healing #Authenticity #NDCommunity #BlindLife

Create a front yard that feels warm and welcoming #garden #gardendesign #frontyard https://www.allforgardening.com/1765782/create-a-front-yard-that-feels-warm-and-welcoming-garden-gardendesign-frontyard/ #BackyardGardenTransformation #CountrysideAsmr #CountrysideLife #DiyVegetableGarden #FrontYardGarden #FrontYardLandscape #FrontYardLandscapes #FrontYardLandscapingIdeas #FrontYard? #GardenBefore&After #GardenDesign #gardening #GrowFoodAtHome #NatureRelaxation #RaisedBedVegetableGarden #RuralLife #SlowLiving #Welcoming

Vivere con Lentezza

Il tempo corre… ma il 4 maggio ci invita a fare l’esatto contrario: rallentare. Torna infatti la Giornata Mondiale della Lentezza, un appuntamento sempre più necessario nel nostro quotidiano iperconnesso.

🐢 Rallentare è un atto rivoluzionario

Dopo averne parlato lo scorso anno nel nostro articolo 🔻

🐢 Giornata Mondiale della Lentezza

nel 2026 questa giornata assume un significato ancora più profondo.

Nata in Italia grazie all’associazione “Vivere con Lentezza”, la ricorrenza è diventata negli anni un piccolo manifesto culturale: un invito a fermarsi, respirare e riscoprire il valore del tempo.

L’idea? Semplice, non sempre andare veloci significa vivere meglio.

✨ Le novità e il messaggio del 2026

Nel 2026 la Giornata della Lentezza si intreccia sempre più con il concetto di slow living, un movimento globale che promuove uno stile di vita più consapevole e sostenibile.

Tra le tendenze più attuali:

• riscoperta delle pause digitali (meno notifiche, più vita reale)
• crescita di pratiche come mindfulness, slow travel e tempo di qualità
• eventi locali in Italia con passeggiate lente, letture e incontri dedicati al benessere

Sempre più persone scelgono di “staccare” almeno per un giorno, trasformando la lentezza in un vero lusso contemporaneo.

💛 Il valore di andare piano

La Giornata Mondiale della Lentezza non celebra la pigrizia, ma la consapevolezza:

fare meno, ma meglio.

In un mondo che ci vuole sempre performanti, rallentare diventa quasi un atto di ribellione… ma anche di cura verso sé stessi.

✨ Perché, a volte, la cosa più chic che possiamo fare… è prendercela con calma.

Autore: Lynda Di Natale
Fonte: web
Immagine: AI

#Austria #Burgenland #BadTatzmannsdorf #Avita #AvitaResort #SpaLife #Wellness #Sauna #SaunaWorld #Relaxation #ChillVibes #ThermalSpa #SpaTime #LuxurySpa #WellnessRetreat #TravelAustria #VisitAustria #HiddenGems #Architecture #ModernDesign #CozyPlaces #SlowLiving #Mindfulness #DigitalDetox #CalmPlaces
#Österreich #Burgenland #BadTatzmannsdorf #Avita #AvitaTherme #Wellness #Sauna #Saunawelt #Entspannung #Erholung #Therme #Wellnessurlaub #LuxusWellness #Ruheraum #ReiseÖsterreich #UrlaubÖsterreich #Architektur #ModernesDesign #Gemütlich #Achtsamkeit #Auszeit #DigitalDetox #Ruhe #Wohlfühlen

Spring asparagus blanched in 90 seconds, shocked in ice, dressed with lemon and olive oil. Sourdough from your own flour. "Small is enough." Food is medicine and prayer. The gathering is the mycelial network beneath the news—the slow exchange of carbon and signal saying "we are still here." Join the soil. Become a member. #FoodAsMedicine #Cooking #Community #Sourdough #Asparagus #SlowLiving #ThistleAndMoss #Gathering
https://twp.ai/9OUqJj

Salir te ordena, te aclara y te devuelve un poco de calma. Hazlo por ti. Un pequeño paso afuera puede cambiarlo todo.
#Reflexión #Caminar #PazInterior #MenteSana #Motivación #SlowLiving
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River life calling

Morgan, South Australia.

Photo and edit by Kev.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝟐 𝓟𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪.

(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)

#photo #photography #2peepsandacamera #australia #southaustralia #MorganSA #MurrayRiver #HouseboatLife #RiverLiving #AustralianBush #TranquilWaters #RiverMurray #SlowLiving

Digital detox: il viaggio verso la libertà digitale
#TuesdayDetox #DigitalBreakTuesday #UnplugTuesday #MidweekReset #NoNotificationTuesday #ScreenFreeMoment #WorkLifeBalance #ProfessionalDetox #DigitalDetox #MindfulMoment #NaturalHealing #DigitalWellness #AuthenticLiving #SlowLiving #June24Detox #DigitalSolstice #SummerUnplugged #lavaligiadelviaggiatore #luoghidavisitare #tantodavivere #travel #wellness #mindfulness #disconnect #naturetherapy #authenticttravel…

https://www.valigia.blog/digital-detox-il-viaggio-verso-la-liberta-digitale/