We talk a lot about intentional living here at Slow Living Solutions—how to design your days, craft your legacy, and protect your energy. But today, I want to zoom in on something that’s at the core of it all: relationships. And to get there, I’m borrowing a little wisdom from physics.

I don’t know many of us who lament not being in our 20s anymore. It’s a time of starting – you lack experience, you’re high on ideals, you don’t have the creature comforts afforded by an established career, everything is a “first time” experience. And it’s F*ing HARD. But what those youthful years once afforded was a sense of potential, the possibility of making a difference, becoming part of something greater than ourselves.