It has come to my attention that we are living in a self-centered society. More and more I run into people and even family members who seem to be so consumed with their lives that they seldom stop to wonder how anyone else is doing.
It all reminds me of the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland who ran all about shouting that he is late. He never took the time to pause and see what it was that Alice was trying to tell him.
I know that life is hard. Its hard for me, its hard for you. I know that we all feel like super heros. We are in an economic downturn, we are busy, we are parents, we are wives, we are husbands, but we need to stop and be HUMAN. Pick up a phone, send a text, shoot an email, stop by. I know that the clock keeps ticking, but everyone isn't always going to be on YOUR clock and they shouldn't have to schedule an "I love you" or a "how have you been."
I too have been really selfish. I have been consumed with so many life changes that I have caught myself saying "I don't have time for that" far too often. However, I am realizing that and I am working on it. I don't want to lose the relationships that I took years to nurture because I didn't want to invest the five minutes required to stop and say "Hi." just to maintain them.
Your problems are not the greatest of all problems, your schedule is not the busiest of all schedules, please... stop and smell the roses.
It all reminds me of the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland who ran all about shouting that he is late. He never took the time to pause and see what it was that Alice was trying to tell him.
I know that life is hard. Its hard for me, its hard for you. I know that we all feel like super heros. We are in an economic downturn, we are busy, we are parents, we are wives, we are husbands, but we need to stop and be HUMAN. Pick up a phone, send a text, shoot an email, stop by. I know that the clock keeps ticking, but everyone isn't always going to be on YOUR clock and they shouldn't have to schedule an "I love you" or a "how have you been."
I too have been really selfish. I have been consumed with so many life changes that I have caught myself saying "I don't have time for that" far too often. However, I am realizing that and I am working on it. I don't want to lose the relationships that I took years to nurture because I didn't want to invest the five minutes required to stop and say "Hi." just to maintain them.
Your problems are not the greatest of all problems, your schedule is not the busiest of all schedules, please... stop and smell the roses.
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