"Slowly - Maybe we should take our time"

"Would it be so bad if we just stopped for a while
And enjoyed the thrills we could all be still let the world just pass us by
But it's all hurry hurry run run there's no time for this
We want more and more got to win got to score so afraid of what we'll miss"...Macy Gray

Today, I received two clear messages about slowing down...First in the car listening to Macy Gray's "Slowly" and then again at work reading my email I came across the following poem. It's a clear message to slow down, enjoy life and the little things. It's easy to get caught up in getting the next thing done before some deadline, we lose the sight of the little things that make a big difference.

"SLOW DANCE"
Poem taken from an email

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round
Or listened to the rain Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down. Don't dance so fast.
Time is short. The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?

When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.....

......Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.