We live in a world that worships busyness. We wear it like a badge of honour. Ask someone how they are, and they’ll say, “Busy,” as if exhaustion equals importance. But here’s the truth — most genuinely happy people are doing less, not more. Fewer goals. Fewer appointments. Less proving. More presence.

This Morning Call is about choosing alignment over achievement, depth over performance, and enough over more. Inspired by a quote from Scott D. Clary, I reflect on how slowing down didn’t shrink my life — it expanded it. Since my diagnosis in 2024, I’ve learned this the hard way: pulling in your world can bring you more peace than chasing a bigger one ever will.

We discuss sober living without exaggeration. About gardens, conversations, stillness, and the radical courage it takes to subtract instead of add. About why peace is richer than performance — and why a slower life is often the fullest one of all. So today, practise subtraction. Cancel what drains you. Put the phone down. Say no without explaining yourself. That’s not laziness. That’s wisdom. Take a breath. Look skyward. And say it with me: Not today, lady. Not today.