Slow Dance

I spent the last few days relaxing at the beach and enjoying the nights with great friends (life couldn't be better!). I wanted to feel like I was accomplishing something, so I read a book my uncle had suggested -- The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss. 

It is a great book about working more productively and earning more money in order to support the lifestyle you desire. I learned many important principles and tricks to enhance my business and life; however I came across a great poem I wanted to share. 

 Ferris inserted the poem in the last chapter of his book. It makes you think about what you really want out of life. But I think it would have been just as relevant in the beginning. The poem was written by a child psychologist David L. Weatherford. 

Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly,
when you ask "How are you?", do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,
'cause you never had time to call and say hi?

You better slow down, don't dance so fast,
time is short, the music won't last.

Photography by Dirk Reers found at Booooooom!

When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
it's like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life isn't a race, so take it slower,
hear the music before your song is over.

Read Slow Dance and other writings of David L. Weatherford.