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Shannon S. McKee is communicator at heart. She is a writer, editor, speaker, and Enneagram coach. She writes at www.shannonsmckee.com. She coordinates the Women's Ministry at Redemption Chapel in Stow, Ohio, where she is a regular teacher and mentor. She is passionate about helping women thrive from the inside out. Her other titles include: Grace-dweller. Lover of Rick. Momma to 2. Tea Drinker. Entrepreneur. Putterer. Consumer of Dark Chocolate.

railroad tracks. Somehow this does something for my heart that following taillights, hurrying past dealerships, and being alerted to the latest milkshake flavor at Swenson’s does not.

Most of us live distracted, hurried lives. We are overextended in every way as we rush from one moment to the next, failing to even notice the moment we are currently in. There is very little space between our tasks, emails, and texts. And in the western world where I live, the culture prizes efficiency so highly that we often measure our worth by how much we were able to get done on any given day.

Taking the long way is my way of saying no to all of that. What is yours?

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