Too often people rush through every little thing in life. From dinner to time at home to assignments, people are rushing too much and do not fully appreciate the people they are with or the experiences that they're having at that time. Here are the top five things to stop rushing through in life.
1. Dinner with friends and family - Appreciate the time you have with your loved ones. Meals shared together are some of the best times with people because it allows for good conversation and no other distractions other than the food sitting in front of you. Put down your phone and pay attention to the people you're with. Take time to listen to the people you're with and enjoy the food you're eating.
2. Working out/being healthy - Workouts should never be rushed. I see people spend less than an hour at the gym and then complain they aren't seeing results. Okay? What results do you expect to see when you didn't even break a sweat? How do you even think that is logical? Take your time, get a good sweat going and be healthy and get that hot body you want!
3. School assignments/papers - Take the time and do your best on the assignment. I know many people that say they do their best work when they're rushed or procrastinate, but is that only true because that's all you ever do? Try planning ahead and starting assignments or papers earlier so that you do not have to rush them and you have more time for friends and other activities you would rather be doing.
4. Relationships - This one is the biggest, and I swear every time I get on Facebook there's a new engagement of a couple I may not even have known were together. I'm all for the "you know when you know" concept and all that jazz, but it's important to let a relationship run its course. If it's meant to be and if you love the person then the relationship will move to the next stage when the time is right and when you're both ready. If you get engaged or married too soon it will just add unneeded, extra stress and could end in disaster. There's no point in getting married if everyone is not on the same page with the relationship. If you're secure in your relationship, taking the extra time is a good thing, it's much more respectful.
5. Growing up - In high school, you wanted to be in college and in college you can't wait to be an adult and escape the stress of school. Once you graduate you can't wait to get married and have kids. While I've had these thoughts and they're fine, don't let these thoughts keep you from doing things people your age should be doing. Go do crazy things, have sleepovers with friends, go toilet papering. Don't forget how old you are and don't lose sight of what life is all about: living.
