Slow Down To Go Fast!

Slow Down To Go Fast!

We are addicted to fast in this country.

Everything?from?driving?to?ordering?and?eating?food?on?the?run?to?same-day?delivery?-?now?one-hour?delivery?-?and?everything?is?on?demand.

That?even?sounds?ugly,?doesn’t?it?

Going?fast?has?become?a?cultural?value?and?norm,?but?at?what?cost?

If?we?could?only?get?the?time?to?slow?down?long?enough?to?think?about?it.?Whew!

In?decision- making,?which?we?constantly?do,?going?fast?costs?us?clarity,?consideration,?and?alignment?with?purpose?(to?name?a?few). And?much?more?than?that?in?irreplaceable?things. Like?family,?health,?love,?and?relationships.

It?costs?time?we?will?never?get?back?and?memories?we?will?never?make?while?we?are?busy?at?work,?creating?a?better?life?for?ourselves.

Oh,?the?bitter?irony.

How?do?we?so?easily?make?such?an?unholy?exchange? Time,?family,?health,?etc.,?in?exchange?for?money?and?a?lifestyle?that?robs?us?of?what?matters?most.

Is?it?because?we?take?for?granted?what?we?cannot?count?on?that?we?will?have?tomorrow?

One?day?tomorrow?won’t?come...

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