How can we connect our body and mind and feel our spirit when they are being pulled in a million different directions? A bit of McGyver meets Thoreau, if you will. Let's explore eight spiritual touch points, which connect us with the essences of each other and ourselves.

Choose the slow way.
Miraculous examples of the way of life are provided by nature herself. Plants take time to ripen to harvest...slow, real time. Each creature lives a full life cycle according to its kind. Even in the gracefully slow death of elephants, as they journey to their own graveyard, we see time and slowness. The slow way provides a richness that embraces and warms our spirits. Technology creates the illusion that slowness is a burden, when in fact the simplicity of it keeps the heart open and connected. Many so-called advances have brought a feeling of being over-stimulated and overwhelmed. Think inbox.

1. Skip the automated dishwasher, turn on some great music, and slowly wash the dishes, savoring each aspect of it: the warmth of the water, the feeling of cleaning, sloshing and clinking... everything. Be amazed at how rejuvenating this is for you each time you do it.

2. Cooking a meal really slowly is both nutritious and delicious, not to mention enriched with more conversation, laughter and love.

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