Hurry
is the enemy of depth.
I heard that statement recently and I've been thinking about
it. If you're a mom, you probably say "HURRY" a hundred times a day. HURRY and drink your milk, HURRY and eat
your food, HURRY and get dressed, HURRY and clean your room, HURRY and finish
your homework, HURRY, so we can go!
Why are we in such a rush? Why are we so busy? We almost wear our
busy-ness as a badge of honor. We even greet one another with, "Keeping
busy?"
I'd say that 100% of you would say that you wish you weren't
so busy...that it would be great to be lounging on a warm beach somewhere
reading a good novel. (Pause and relish that thought!) But at different
stages/times/situations in life, it's a reality. (I remember those days and you
just do it; now that my life has slowed down - no kids at home - I realize how
crazy it really was!)
BUT it's hard to go deep when you are rushing around like a chicken
with your head cut off (love those southern sayings). If we are not
intentional, it's easy to rush through our quiet time with God, conversations (because
you're also cooking dinner and unloading the dishwasher), putting the kids to
bed, meals, sex, etc.
It's takes time to build relationships - you can't rush
them. It takes...lingering over a cup of coffee, sharing an ice cream cone,
taking a walk, laughing at a good joke, cuddling on the sofa with a movie, really
listening, being totally present, roasting marshmallows...the list goes on.
So today, I hope you'll take a deep breath and slow down. Don't
do anything drastic, just slow down and enjoy the moment!
PS I write this in my
pajamas after I've been sick for three days - yes, that's right. I haven't worn
real clothes in three days. It almost feels luxurious...if I weren't sick!
