“Being in a hurry. Getting to the next thing without fully entering the thing in front of me. I cannot think of a single advantage I’ve ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all the rushing…. Through all that haste I thought I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away.” –Ann Voskamp
What is it about summer and why does it go by so fast? I can’t believe that we’re almost to July already. I ran across the quote above and it really made me stop and think. Preparing for all of these new life changes has put me in an “in the future” mentality – my thoughts seem always to fall to “when the baby arrives”, “when we put this house on the market”, “when we open the boutique”, etc etc.
And while all of that preparation is important, am I missing out on the here and now? Am I not seeing the beauty and the goodness right in front of my eyes…today? Am I not soaking in my three boys at the ages and stages they are at? Lots to think about and my new goal for July: slow down and enjoy today.
Beautiful. I had the same inspiration this morning and I went for a long walk instead of a run. It was really refreshing to force yourself to slow the pace!
And I ordered Ann Voskamps book from the library – I am dying to get it already! Quotes like these keep popping out at me! 🙂