On New Year’s Day I received a handmade gift: a turtle necklace. Each night I hang the turtle necklace around the neck of my cherished Kwan Yin statue, each morning I put it on again and recall the prayers of the women who gave me this gift. They said, “Turtle reminds you to go slow.” Go slow. For the past year I have done anything but “go slow.” My ego became increasingly invested in the illusion and the chase of “making up for lost time;” my mind created big goals, long lis