The Pine Needle Pillow

🌲 The Pine Needle Pillow
A reflection on softness, stillness, and decisions that don’t need to be rushed.

Turbo found a bed of fallen pine needles, soft and sun-warmed.
She turned once.
Then again.
Then once more, before collapsing with a sigh that rustled the silence.

I watched her.
Not rushing.
Not fixing.
Just witnessing joy as it curled up and exhaled.

Turbo lifted her great white head and, in the quiet, seemed to whisper:
“Sometimes the best decisions come after the turning.”

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The Turbo Turn
A gentle guide for when you need to make a decision, without forcing it.

If you’re facing a choice that feels heavy or urgent, resist the pressure to act immediately. Instead, try this:

1. First Turn:
Turn your attention toward the question. Then, turn away.
Let it sit in your awareness, without grasping for answers.

2. Second Turn:
Let the question drift to the edges of your mind while you do something simple: make tea, step outside, water a plant.
Come back to it. Notice what shifted.

3. Third Turn:
Release it completely.
Walk. Breathe. Trust that wisdom is composting in the quiet.

Then, return one last time.
What wants to emerge now?
What feels most true?

Like Turbo, trust the settling that comes after the turning.
Sometimes the softest collapse holds the deepest knowing.

🌿 The pine needles beneath you might be asking:
What are you ready to let settle?

Turbo laying on a bed of soft pine needles