After turning out of a parking lot, I ended up behind a car with a bumper sticker that said,
“Watch more sunsets.”
I laughed, given the context. I was rushing home after running errands and was doing what I could to make it home on time. I did, but just barely, and at stoplights, I was eating a piece of pizza in my car. Here’s the irony: I was trying to get home quickly to start a monthly Zoom offering I co-lead called “Mindfulness Moments.”
A therapist and I provide space for people to slow down and practice mindfulness and reflection together. I was doing everything but that. The bumper sticker woke me up to that.
Yes, definitely slow down. Yes, definitely be more mindful. Yes, definitely watch more sunsets.
—Renee Roederer
Smuggling Grace 