being a mom, and then learning how not to be

Slow and steady wins the race

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If humans had taglines, what would yours be?
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Every thing, right now, all the time.

That is how we live life today. Even the drive-thru isn’t fast enough. We have “insta-cart” so we don’t have to actually go in the grocery store.

It’s a wonder we don’t just flip a coin to see who wins at sports and just skip actually playing the game, to save time.

Don’t get me wrong – I’m all about convenience. I hate grocery shopping, it bugs me when I go for a milkshake and have to wait for 4 carloads of fries to cook ahead of me, and I do watch the water boil!

But when it comes to the important things in life, like raising children, learning, teaching, building a business, investing in anything or anyone – slow and steady wins the race.

There are no shortcuts for doing things well. Doing things with love, intention, efficiency, consistency, and commitment for the long haul. You cannot be in a hurry for those most treasured outcomes. They are earned with time and patience. Slow and steady; stay the course.

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    obligingworldviewer

    I thought it to be one of my problems. Having come into West Europe, there that world seems to press us to go faster and faster. It is nearly very difficult to keep track of the time. When you go to a shop in Belgium, at the cashier it can not go fast enough and people look nearly angry when I am not fast enough to pack my groceries.

    Wanting to step out of the bus, people can’t wait to get in, so make it difficult to find your way out. Once I nearly had to get off the next stop, when travelling with a fully stacked metro train (having been like sardines in a thin.)

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