My Top Three...

We have forgotten
Lost in the tumult of skyscrapers
Looking ever out
At a sea of empty spaces

We have forgotten
To look past the shell
And see the Heart
Whose stories the scars will tell

We have forgotten
The worth of a man
And all that he can do
If he but chooses to stand

We have forgotten
The decency of Life
When we have sex to sell
No respect for man and wife

We have forgotten
But it’s time to recall
The Rules of this Life
Before we lose all

OK…what the hell am I talking about today? We are living in the “Instantaneous Gratification” generation. Life is full of quick fixes, diet pills, instant messages, and shit that will get you rock solid abs by shocking your butt with 1000 volts. At one time I had my son tell me that waiting 1 minute for the popcorn to pop in the microwave was too long!

Is it any wonder that heart attacks, strokes, and hypertension (stress) are all at an all time high? We spend all our time, trying to make more time. Sounds kind of funny doesn’t it? We aren’t made to withstand this kind of treatment. Just like every other animal on the planet, we are made to live WITH nature and inside a framework that we call Life. One of the big rules is that of patience. Have you ever seen a lion stalk its prey? They don’t rush in and hope that something fall dead at their feet. They don’t pop a gazelle into the microwave and put it on for a few minutes. No…they stalk their prey. At times, they will lay motionless for a while, waiting for the right moment to explode out and drag down dinner.

It seems that we are trying every possible way to make the world go faster, and yet we constantly complain about not having enough time. I want to try a little experiment with you.

First, figure out what the top three MOST IMPORTANT things are to you. Write them down. Most likely, your top three things don’t get the majority of you time and efforts. So, let’s try this for a week, together. Excluding taking a week off from work (if you can and want to DO IT!), arrange your times and days so that for this next week, your top three things get 75% of your time. Take a break from expecting everything to happen yesterday and just enjoy the moments with your top three things. Slow down and remember that Life isn’t a race to be won, but rather a perfect vacation to be extended till the last moment.

Don’t forget to tell those most important to you, that they are.
Don’t forget to say I love you, today.
Don’t forget to cherish every moment with the ones you love.

Like they say…”Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it.”

Here’s to stopping and looking around. Come join me.