Here’s a great poem by David L. Weatherford that serves as reminder for me to pause and slow down when I get in the weeds.
It helps me recalibrate and refocus on what’s most important in my life and why I’m doing it all to begin with.
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Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
Or listened to rain slapping the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast.
Time is short, the music won’t last.
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask: “How are you?”
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast.
Time is short, the music won’t last.
Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste, not see her sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,
’cause you never had time to call and say hi?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast.
Time is short, the music won’t last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
it’s like an unopened gift thrown away.
Life isn’t a race.
Do take it slower.
Hear the music,
before your song is over.
Make it a great week,
Naeem
“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.” – U.S. Navy Seals
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