During a trip to the zoo I stopped to rest near the sloth exhibit The creature hung upside down He seemed content being completely still I sighed Because of my health issues I struggled with stillness and desperately wanted to move forward to do something mdash anything Resenting my limitations I longed to stop feeling so weak But while staring at the sloth I observed how he stretched one arm gripped a nearby branch and stopped again Being still required strength If I wanted to be content with moving slow or being as still as the sloth I needed more
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