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You Had Better Slow Down … by Anonymous
When’s the last time you watched kids on a merry go round?
Or listened to the rain as it tickled the ground?
Have you followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,
Stood and gazed at the sun as it faded tonight?You had better slow down …
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short …
The music won’t last.Do you rush through each day as if on the fly
Never catch up however you try?
When the day is done do you lie in your bed
With the next 100 chores running through your head?You had better slow down …
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short …
The music won’t last.Have you ever told your child ‘We will do it tomorrow’
And in your haste, not seen her sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die
Because you never had the time to call and say hi?You had better slow down …
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short …
The music won’t last.When you are running so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day
It is like an unopened gift just thrown away.Life is not a race …
Do take it slower.
Hear the music …
Before the song is over.- Anonymous
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Avani,
What a wonderful, wonderful message. It’s so easy to rush through life, thinking we are getting so much done, seeing so much, being so much. The truth, though, is that in that “rushing”, we are missing the moments. And those moments are filled with life…if we’d just take the time to slow down….
So good to read today…
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Lance, life is made up of these simple moments which we can so easily miss.
This is awesome, and very inspiring. Thanks for sharing
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Oscar, you are welcome. I am glad you liked it.
wow…is all I can say. This was beautiful! Thanks for sharing Avani!
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Lana, I am glad you enjoyed it.
This actually brought tears to my eyes, the line about “tell your child you’ll do it tomorrow” reminds me how every moment with them is so precious and they grow so fast.
I like that line about the rain tickling the ground too.
Wonderful choice for a poem, thanks.
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Jannie, you are welcome. Ah! the rain line, I love the sound of rain; and the feel of it too
It’s a great reminder to have the fun of getting there.
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Yes, it’s all about the journey and not destination, isn’t it?