In such a fast paced society sometimes we have to step back and slow down.

It's go, go, go all the time.

Social media, work, school, social lives, etc. It never stops. How do we keep up?

My opinion?

Don't.

I'm not sure about you but I find myself constantly drowning trying to keep up with everything that is "expected". Be the perfect student, mom, employee, friend. Serve perfectly in church, your community, and in your friendships. Make sure you always look good without a hair out of place and never have any issues or bad days. Maybe y'all are on top of all of these, however, I am not. Nor do I want to be.

I want to wake up in the morning and snuggle my kids for a few extra minutes in the morning instead of putting on makeup. I want to enjoy a warm cup of coffee even if it means my hair is in a messy bun. I want to leave early enough to sing my lungs out with the kids in the car and not be rushed and irritated. I want to be able to meet a friend and have a meaningful conversation or call my mom and talk for an hour without focusing on what's next on the to-do list or schedule.

We need to learn it's OK to say, "no". We don't have to over-commit, over-promise, or stretch ourselves so thin that it takes away the quality of what we do and how we live.

I want to walk down the aisle of the grocery store and wave back at the children who grin and wave at me without flying by them, I want to smile at the people I am stuck next to in traffic instead of being annoyed or frustrated, I want to take that extra five minutes in the morning and go for a walk.

I want to take the slow lane.

On the freeway, in the grocery store, in life.

I don't want to rush my life away. I want to live it, breathe it in, enjoy every minute.