{"id":117,"date":"2010-10-18T18:09:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T18:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=117"},"modified":"2010-10-18T18:09:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-18T18:09:03","slug":"slow-down-you-move-too-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/18\/slow-down-you-move-too-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow down you move too\u00a0fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/6a-garden-snail-web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-118\" title=\"6a.garden snail web\" src=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/6a-garden-snail-web.jpg?resize=356%2C292\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisathorpe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/6a-garden-snail-web.jpg?w=356&amp;ssl=1 356w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisathorpe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/6a-garden-snail-web.jpg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisathorpe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/6a-garden-snail-web.jpg?resize=350%2C287&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a>Well, I have a confession to make, I stomp snails.\u00a0 There I&#8217;ve said it.\u00a0 I am generally pretty much a live and let live kind of gal but when it comes to snails I have a zero tolerance policy &#8212; see, squish, move on.\u00a0 But this morning, Monday morning, after a Sunday rain the snails were out.\u00a0 And this morning I stopped before I stomped.\u00a0 I got down on my knees to take a closer look, and I have to say a snail is a beautiful thing!\u00a0 This snail is calling out to be a mandala challenge.\u00a0 What do we have to learn from Heliz Aspersa? (I thought maybe using it&#8217;s scientific name would help me look at it differently, pretty don&#8217;t ya think?)\u00a0 The tough exterior and soft interior,the spiral shell (the spiral theme keeps popping up), the slow pace, even the wandering silver trail are making metaphorical music in my mind.\u00a0 So check in on Friday to see where this goes and please post your thoughts, stories, revelations, let&#8217;s have a conversation!<\/p>\n<p>PS&gt; I threw <em>this<\/em> snail over the fence.<\/p>\n<p><!-- @font-face {   font-family: \"Times\"; }@font-face {   font-family: \"Cambria\"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; }h1 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 24pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; }span.Heading1Char { font-family: Times; font-weight: bold; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } --><\/p>\n<p><!-- @font-face {   font-family: \"Times\"; }@font-face {   font-family: \"Cambria\"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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