An oldie but goodie for the weekend

I saw this poem on a message board I frequent. I know it's a forward that we often get in our inbox, but I think the message is still worth sharing.


“SLOW DANCE”

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.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say,'Hi'

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

When you run
so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry
through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.

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

Speaking for myself, I do need to be more mindful of the message in this poem because I am super guilty of going a million miles an hour, taking on multiple tasks and not always appreciating the smaller things in life. I also feel guilty a lot of the time if I am not doing something, or going somewhere.