A few days ago I was driving to the office and coming up on a left turn. The traffic was so heavy that I could not get into the left turn lane which was long and quite empty. I needed about a half of car length to move forward and into the other lane. Because the space was too tight I was stuck and had to wait. All of a sudden a big pickup truck came up behind me and jumped the curve and drove around me into the dirt and over to the turn lane. He raced down the empty lane to the intersection. About that same time the traffic began to move and the next thing I know I am sitting beside the truck at the stop light. At that moment it hit me that the driver of the truck is a person that is racing to nowhere.
Do you find yourself in a rush and running to get to a destination? Many times this race to the finish will end only to find you had better options than to run to the conclusion. I find that we all as humans are rushing for the next thing in life. As children we are excited about getting older. We are looking to the next birthday and proudly announce that we are almost to the next age. We cannot wait until we can legally drive, drink, vote, become an adult, have a holiday, or vacation. The list is endless. This is a habit that we begin at a very young age and as we grow it grows as well. The next thing we know we are impatient in traffic hurrying to get to the next designation.
But why do we hurry so much? A few reasons to consider this phenomenon would be to look at the social environment. We are in a constant comparison with our surrounding s. How many people do you know that are in a continual state of motion? They are juggling work, children schedules, on their phones talking while driving, cooking, or watching an event. People take their work home to continue their projects and deadlines while watching television or during their evening meal. It appears we believe that juggling as much as possible makes us feel more productive. There are expectations to what is supposed to be accomplished. But underneath those expectations we put ourselves under pressure as well. We don’t allow ourselves enough time to arrive at our destination. We put off projects until the last minute then race to get it done on time. After a while we are in the habit of rushing and believe we don’t have time for anything extra. But if you will just stop for a moment and take that deep breath you will discover that time is the same no matter how fast you go. You can actually control what you do with your time and enjoy life at a slower pace. There are so many things to enjoy during your life so don’t rush through and miss out.
Find your priorities and then learn to manage your time. This may mean saying no to invitations or other commitments that you previously would have said yes without a thought. It means you need to figure out what is important to you and plan to put that first.
You have the power to change your life and it starts by making small differences in your daily routine. Only you can stop your race to nowhere.
"There is more to life than increasing its speed." Mohandas Gandhi
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." Lao Tzu
Do you find yourself in a rush and running to get to a destination? Many times this race to the finish will end only to find you had better options than to run to the conclusion. I find that we all as humans are rushing for the next thing in life. As children we are excited about getting older. We are looking to the next birthday and proudly announce that we are almost to the next age. We cannot wait until we can legally drive, drink, vote, become an adult, have a holiday, or vacation. The list is endless. This is a habit that we begin at a very young age and as we grow it grows as well. The next thing we know we are impatient in traffic hurrying to get to the next designation.
But why do we hurry so much? A few reasons to consider this phenomenon would be to look at the social environment. We are in a constant comparison with our surrounding s. How many people do you know that are in a continual state of motion? They are juggling work, children schedules, on their phones talking while driving, cooking, or watching an event. People take their work home to continue their projects and deadlines while watching television or during their evening meal. It appears we believe that juggling as much as possible makes us feel more productive. There are expectations to what is supposed to be accomplished. But underneath those expectations we put ourselves under pressure as well. We don’t allow ourselves enough time to arrive at our destination. We put off projects until the last minute then race to get it done on time. After a while we are in the habit of rushing and believe we don’t have time for anything extra. But if you will just stop for a moment and take that deep breath you will discover that time is the same no matter how fast you go. You can actually control what you do with your time and enjoy life at a slower pace. There are so many things to enjoy during your life so don’t rush through and miss out.
Find your priorities and then learn to manage your time. This may mean saying no to invitations or other commitments that you previously would have said yes without a thought. It means you need to figure out what is important to you and plan to put that first.
You have the power to change your life and it starts by making small differences in your daily routine. Only you can stop your race to nowhere.
"There is more to life than increasing its speed." Mohandas Gandhi
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." Lao Tzu
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