This piece is dedicated to those that feel they need to rush to their dreams because that's what it seems others are doing. Life is never about how quickly you can achieve something. It shines best when you place all of your careful time and consideration into something you're passionate about.

No matter how long it takes you to get there, I know that even the world itself would be able to see how brightly your passion shines from miles away. May your ultimate dreams come true!

Everyone always treated it like a competition

Or a game, and whoever did the most

Accomplished more, was seemingly a winner

"It" was life itself

She began to join the race,

Always on the go and never wanting to fall behind

Because everyone else treated it like a competition

A game in which there were "clear winners"

She began to run fast,

Even more on a fleeting journey to get things done

There were many goals to finish, and she needed to make it quick

Because everyone else treated it like a competition

A game in which there were "speedy results"

She began to run faster,

This was yet another sign she needed to get to her dreams

For going only "fast" wasn't enough to get all of it done

Because everyone kept treating it like a competition

With no end in sight

As she ran the fastest she ever had,

There, she found herself becoming tired

And suddenly, tripped among the madness that was this race

It wasn't until she became aware that what hurt most wasn't getting hurt by the fall

But repeatedly looking at haste as a way to get to where she wanted to be

All because she looked to what everyone else was doing and how fast they were going

She saw that some people that had been going just as fast as she had, also fell amid the rush

'Maybe, it isn't truly a race after all,' she resolved, getting back up again

Life, she decided, wasn't about how fast, but about being sure of yourself

Even if that meant being slower than all of the others around you

It was as if, by magic, her world made sense again

Her pace was steady and her mind clearer

'No, it isn't a race, in fact, my dreams are even nearer,'

While the rest of the world stayed consumed in speed and quantity

The girl truly knew, that

Life was about slowing down and focusing

On staying true to where and what you wanted to be