It Ain't About How Fast I Get There...

People nowadays tend to be so busy. They are now too engrossed on how to do about their work that they forget to slow down a bit and enjoy the scenery. The same goes for me. I tend to think too much about work, my kid, the time. Sometimes, I think going fast-paced is overrated.

Sometimes, I envy the children. They don't think too much of what is happening around them. For most of them, a serious problem would be the toy that they would be receiving this Christmas. 

Enjoy the view

For sometime now, I have been riding my bike too fast for my own good. I always feel that if I don't get there fast enough, I will be left behind. And being left behind is one of the things I don't enjoy the most. Sometimes, when riding to certain places, me and my friends tend to go fast, testing the limits of our machines, our nerves and each others. We were going too fast that most of the time, we forget the reason why we travel on our bikes. We forget to slow down our fast-paced lives. We ride to escape the things we normally do from Monday to Friday yet we still do it during our leisure time.

Right now, I am trying to speed up my life's pace but I don't think it is working for my advantage. It makes me feel that I am chasing butterflies... the more I chase them, the farther away they get away from me. It only brings more frustration in me because I am being left behind by the things I am going after. 

I may not be one those successful beings who had caught up with their dreams and now enjoying it. I am also not one of those who are so enthusiastic to chase whatever they are chasing that they forget the most important thing which is the reason why they are doing it in the first place, happiness. Happiness should not be pursued. Happiness is just there, waiting for you to look at it and to enjoy it. 

Smell the flowers

So, the next time you feel like everything passes by in a flash, pause. If everything is going too fast for your comfort, slow down. Try to enjoy the reason why you are doing it in the first place. As the most quoted saying goes, "Stop and smell the flowers." It never fails to enjoy the fruits of your labor. No matter how big or small whatever you are doing, always find time to have a break. No matter haw crazy it is, as long as you are enjoying, then you will find your happiness. It is just there waiting for you to appreciate.

Ride safe!