“Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make the mornin’ last.
Just skippin’ down the cobblestones,
Lookin’ for fun & feelin’ groovy.”
~ Simon & Garfunkel

It can be a crazy world … Lots to do, obligations to fulfill, bills to pay, relationships to tend … At times it can be somewhat overwhelming.

That’s why it is even more important to remember to pause regularly and BE IN THIS MOMENT. And there is no better way to do so than to slow down for just a few seconds & look around for someone who could use a kind word or a smile; some good deed that is being left undone. Saying that word or giving that smile or doing that deed is what will bring you back to your Life.

Rest assured, when you have reached your End & are looking back on your time here, the “fun” you had might make you smile and the work you did might make you proud, but it is the small acts of Kindness that you shared along the way that will make you truly Happy — it is only the times when you slowed down to help the downtrodden that will allow you to feel ready to Go.

So, with all due respect to Paul & Art, let’s change their lyrics just a bit,

… and then let’s get out there and LIVE THEM.

“Slow down, you move too fast …
You’ve got to make the moment last.
Just flowin’ down the cobblestones …
Lookin’ to LOVE & feelin’ groovy.”

Filed under: Wisdoms from the Journey by Scaughdt