Today's Gift
Slow motion gets you
there faster. --Hoagy Carmichael
"One of the hardest lessons for me to learn is
patience," admitted a fellow. "I've been in a race all my life. I suppose I
could compare myself to the hare in the fable of ‘The Tortoise and the Hare.' I
jump into things, rush at them, and never seem to cross the finish line. I get
side-tracked by other things that seem to need immediate attention. I never have
a sense of peace. Everything has to be done by yesterday.
"I was even in a hurry in my marriage - which is
one reason I'm divorced now. I wanted my wife to race with me. I wanted her to
be perfect overnight. I nagged at her constantly. I was too impatient to let her
grow at her own speed. Because I couldn't slow down, I couldn't allow her to be
at peace either.
"I thought I was doing all the changing and
growing. When, in reality, all I was doing was bombarding my problems and
projects with a lot of momentum and very little common sense."
Today I will slow down. I only increase my
difficulties when I try to solve them in a hurry.
From the book The Reflecting Pond by Liane Cordes:
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