Hurry Up, and Slow Down!!!

I must start out by saying that I do appreciate all of today's modern conveniences. Quick food, fast cars, planes, etc., etc., you get my drift. Technology has in many ways made our lives a lot easier, but the TRUTH is that at the rate of speed we must live to just keep up with it all it's really not worth it. TRUTHFULLY. Now, I love my air conditioned car, and home, my flushing toilet, electric lights and my lap top. So don't get the impression that I'm ready to go back to the hills and live like I was in the 19th century. This is my point: for all the good it seems to do... well, it's not so good. In today's society we do not live, oh no... we barely exist, surviving is more like it. We have more quantity in our lives but far too little quality of life. Most of us are so driven by the pressures of "keeping up", so narrow minded, that our tunnel vision has cost us, and caused to miss the most important things in life.... those closest to you! Now, before I go there, I want to make this very clear we live in the greatest country in the world,(if you don't feel that way...LEAVE)God has so richly blessed us! To prove my point, try this today or tomorrow, whether you driving BMW gliding down the road, or a Pinto popping and smoking down the highway, find a safe place to pull over and for just two minutes(that's just 120 seconds) get out of you car take a deep breath and clear your mind, then just look around. Not with cynicism, or finding the blemishes in your immediate surroundings, SLOW DOWN and just look around.
Breathe deep, and smell the air, feel the wind embrace your face, bend down and smell a wild flower if one is around. Then tilt your head back look up to the sky and remember life is a gift, a short span of time in which we are allowed to exist. SLOW DOWN! Stop rushing, your bills will still be waiting when your done(although the may now have a little less importance), your job won't disappear, and if you lose money in those two minutes you'll make it back. I have a saying(you can borrow it) "I'd rather have my money wasted, rather than my time, because money can be regained, but my time can never be payed back!" SLOW DOWN! Take some time to enjoy life even if it's only a few minutes a day. You'll be surprised how small problems are in the back drop of a blue sky.
Don't wast your time on things that will eventually have no lasting value. Another saying of mine is "to waste time is to bruise eternity", smell the roses, smile more than you frown, laugh more than you cry, and try and find something positive in everyone, and every situation!In your "fast lane" life, you'll miss those very few precious years of your children growing up. SLOW DOWN, listen to their stories that may have no point, hug them every chance you get, just stop and listen to them laugh(it can really put things back into perspective), because if we can't laugh every day, how miserable will we be? SLOW DOWN, take time to hold the one you love and without a camera make a moment every day. For all those you love, SLOW DOWN and compliment more than criticize. Try this, every day look at your spouse, or child(your closest loved ones) and find a NEW quality about them that is wonderful, and then share it with them(write it down also) everyday. Look at them and then listen to them breathe, hear what they say. Make a memory of their touch, laugh, aroma, or eyes, and the next time life gets too hard... get out of that car or walk away from the stress for just a few moments and relive those memories. Then go home and make new ones. SLOW DOWN!!! You are more blessed than you realize. Make it your life's goal that right before the time comes to meet our maker, you will have no regrets. SLOW DOWN, do the speed limit(in the far right hand lane,LOL) and look around at this beautiful world, God gave it to us... so enjoy!
Remember, YOU run your life, and don't let LIFE run you! SLOW DOWN! If God has been able to sustain this entire earth for millions of years, guess what.... He will take care of us all! Just SLOW DOWN and let life unfold in it's ordained time, because you can't change what has already happened(trust me I've tried), and can only follow the plans He has for you. God walked with Adam, why because God enjoyed His time with Adam, and there was no rush.... (I hope I'm making sense) what I'm trying to say is don't go too fast and get ahead of God just SLOW DOWN and walk with him!

By:
Timothy J. Whiseant


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