In today’s episode of Positive Solutions 4 Life, Peggy breaks down Matthew Kelly’s powerful book Slowing Down to the Speed of Joy — a message that cuts through our cultural obsession with “hustle,” overcommitment, productivity pressure, and the myth of time management.
This episode challenges the belief that more efficiency or better scheduling is the key to a fulfilled life. Instead, Kelly offers a transformational truth:
Joy comes from slowing down.
Not from doing less — but from living more.
✔️ Why the “jar of life” metaphor is flawed — and how it tricks us into believing we can fit in everything
✔️ The hidden cost of hurry: your joy, your health, your relationships, your soul
✔️ What “the speed of joy” really means — and why it isn’t slow or lazy
✔️ How Jesus modeled a life of presence, margin, and holy interruptions
✔️ Why we need margin — and the consequences of living at our breaking point
✔️ The one powerful practice that can transform your entire week: taking back your Sundays
✔️ The difference between wanting more… and wanting the right things
✔️ How gratitude creates contentment and restores spiritual balance
✔️ Practical steps for living your life at the speed God designed
Busy is not a badge of honor — it’s a thief of joy.
Joy has a speed — and it’s human, not hurried.
Sabbath is a rhythm of rest that realigns your life with God and your soul.
Margin = breathing room = the space where love, wisdom, and clarity grow.
Contentment is enough + gratitude.
You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to flourish.
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