Lately, while driving, I've been struck by the number of people who seem to be in a rush, impatient, and outright rude and obnoxious. It's rare that I can get in my car and drive somewhere without hearing the sound of a car horn. I was starting to get a complex thinking that my driving was really starting to stink, but then realized that all the horn beeping is not always targeted at me...phew! Yesterday I witnessed the man in front of me throwing a temper tantrum because the person in front of him wouldn't take a right turn on red. Geez Louise people, calm down! You are acting ridiculous and really, sitting at the traffic light for an extra 30 seconds isn't going ruin your day is it? Roll down your window, breath in the fall air and sing along with the song on the radio instead.
Even E has noticed the excessive impatience with others, "Momma, why is everyone always beeping their horns?"
"I wish I knew E."
The impatience on the road is somewhat an analogy to life in general. So many of us are in such a rush, constantly pushing our way through life. Life is passing us by as we are busy "beeping our horns" to get everyone else out of our way.
As I return to the working world, it's a challenge for me to find the balance. I don't want to feel like I'm constantly on the treadmill of life. I want to go through it slowly, taking in deep breaths and enjoying the day to day, without plowing over everyone and everything in my path. It's not always easy, but I'm working on it.
Pictures taken at Flume Gorge in Franconia, New Hampshire
As I return to the working world, it's a challenge for me to find the balance. I don't want to feel like I'm constantly on the treadmill of life. I want to go through it slowly, taking in deep breaths and enjoying the day to day, without plowing over everyone and everything in my path. It's not always easy, but I'm working on it.
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.
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