Hi Ashley,
I'm describing this frenetic pace we all are subjected to. It becomes an internal pressure from our thoughts telling us we need to do more and more and keep busy until we are going so fast we get dizzy. Some people end up ill. At NASA, I heard that they're all burned out from the stress. We give power to those thoughts, but of course, we have of toolbox you've generously offered to tackle the symptoms and causes.
Examples
Sometimes I'll eat too fast, so I don't savour the food. This is related to overeating for some, since it takes 20 minutes for our stomachs to trigger a food acknowledgment response. I used to bolt my food at work, and throw up, since I was stressed.
This afternoon I'm going to the gym, but if I rush, I won't be able to greet people. If I rush the exercises, you don't get the benefit, since there is actually a slow pace which produce the strain which creates the scar tissue which forms into muscle.
I have a couple of errands, but I can typically add other errands on the way, causing me to not be as polite, for example at the fish market. I'd like to greet the person there too. This afternoon, I'd like to cook for my brother who is coming over, so I have to pace myself, since I'd like to enjoy cooking with mom, and engage her as much as she can.
One day I rushed the food preparation and was sharp with mom, which unreasonable. I wanted to "squeeze" something else in, but why do we have to add so much more?
Where's this come from?
It's probably marketing from society, since everyone needs to survive and so we're saturated with these pressures, and need to know how to seamlessly move through the transitions of the day, savouring everything, loving everyone.
Who has time to hug anymore? I'm making time now
How about you
