Busy Bees

Have you ever wondered why everyone is always so busy? It is common now-a-days for people to say "I'm too busy" or "maybe later, I have a lot of stuff to do"... maybe we need to slow down. Today I have felt extremely busy. From school at 7am this morning, right into work,studying my brain out, whisked away after dinner, cram relaxing in a ten minute bath, and in what felt like a blink of an eye - i am now in bed. Life is one huge cycle... I find myself in a daily routine sometimes able to be timed exactly to the minute. I get lost in my overscheduled world and do not realize how fast things are going until I have reminders. I saw a very kind, very old man at work today. He was all bundled up, trying to stay warm in this fridged utah weather and run errands at the same time. For some reason this kind man reminded me that life is fast moving and not long enough on this earth. I had a mini panic attack realizing that I can't "always be a little girl and have fun" (peter pan). I wanted to be care-free again, to go back and re-live fun moments from my memories... I was pretty scared. But then a calm feeling came over me and i thought to myself, "I still have a long way to go... maybe I need to appreciate the little things in life and not be on a constant schedule. Maybe i need to notice more, appreciate more, serve more, care more, and live more". So today i am thankful for that kind old man that reminded me how fast and crowded life can be.