Slow down and take more time to enjoy life and your surroundings

Editor:

Wouldn’t it be a good idea for many of us to slow down?

Take driving as an example.  Do we really need to get to the store at 9:23 a.m.? Might it make more sense to get there at 9:26 and enjoy well-kept properties with flowers and flowering trees and shrubs that we pass along the way? We might even give nesting native birds a better chance to raise their hatchlings and get them on their way.

Of course lawyers, funeral home owners, car-makers and those who run collision shops might fret. But insurance companies would be better off if there were fewer collisions. And we might as well.

Engaging another person with whom we may have something in common can result in a happier day for more than just you. Or smile and say “hello” even if you cannot recall the person’s name but know for certain that you probably should.

This piece is along the same line as another I sent recently. Initially, thinking it through takes more time but saves us time over the long haul.

Recently I spoke with a Californian who was biking to Albany along the canal.  He turned out to be an architect interested in sandstone, brick and cobblestone buildings.  Our conversation provided me with some excellent insight into a matter our non-profit is investigating.

As my high-school students heard now and then, “Once it’s over, it’s over. We won’t get an opportunity to do it right.”

Sincerely yours,

Gary Kent

Albion