slow down

He is so frantic, and so hurried. I just want to know how to help him calm down….so I can.

Slowing down is a fine idea. I think it’s probably the best idea I will complete on my 43 things. It will take a lot of practice, and recognition, but I am learning.
When I am trying to slow myself down, I have come to realize that a lot of my problems in this area, are due to others.
It goes without saying that I will most certainly try to get those involved in my daily life to slow down with me, but you can’t change everyone. And this isn’t only a principle, it’s a lifestyle.
I’ve told people….”Slow down and smell the fucking coffee”...but, perhaps it takes a while….

I’ve been thinking a lot about stress, health, and what’s important in life.
I’ve realized that what’s important is not deadlines at work. It’s not rushing through EVERYTHING.
It is slowing down, and savouring the moments that mean something.
I’m starting to think that is where everybody begins to lose sight of what they are after, and what is important.
It is so easy to get discouraged in this cold world…and the realities of oppression are so evident when you are driving down the road in a mechanical line to your cubicle farm. It’s almost claustrophobic, and unbearable.
I will drink my coffee slowly in the morning. I won’t scream at cars in front of me on the drive to work…and I will tell my bosses that I can’t complete my projects on such a stringent deadline.
I am 20, I am only a human, and I have had ENOUGH.