Why are we in a hurry? We seem to move in a constant scurry? Why do we want everything right now? We act like we can't wait or maybe we have forgotten how. What are we teaching our kids? Is this how we want them to be? Is our busy lifestyle all they will ever see? We tell them to be patient, but we do not show them the way. They watch us rush day after day. We complain about the long drive thru line, but we are too busy to go in and dine. They hear us say move fast, that we have to go. But what's wrong with taking a break and moving slow?
Perhaps we are not as busy as we claim to be. Maybe it's what we are choosing as our priority. What we say to our kids and what we show them are not the same. Surely it's confusing and it really is a shame. We tell them we are too busy to play because we have to clean and cook.  But first we sit down and check facebook.. We tell them they should stop playing games...that they should go outside and ride their bikes. But we stay in and post a selfie and wait for all the likes. We say time has flown but how much of it was wasted staring at a phone.
We do not have to continue this way. We can choose to change today. I, for one, want to take a time out. Being busy is not what I want to be about. I want to enjoy my family face to face. My desire is to move at a slower pace. I want to live in the moment and look forward to what's next. I don't want to worry about responding to every text. I want to have a purpose in all that I do. Maybe if I stop rushing and put my phone down.... I will be able to.