Ready. Set. Stop.

A number of years ago, the group The Eagles sang a song entitled, “Life in the Fast Lane.” It was all about the crazy life people lead as they work to get as much greed and “self perceived glory” that could possibly fit in a 24-hour period of time. It is a really good song as The Eagles are one of my favorite groups.

Last week I was in New York City and this week I am in Atlanta; certainly both of these cities are large metropolis areas, but the speed of life is not comparable. Mind you one is not better than the other, but when you live on an island and commute to this crazy place they call New York, it’s going to be different than a southern city where commuting is at best 40 minutes from home (without traffic of course.)

One thing I have noticed over the past few years is the speed up of everything we do. We live in a time where “right now” is sometimes too late; where knowing where everyone is at is not the same as it was a couple of years ago. I remember when cell phones were the only game in the new tech world, and if you didn’t answer there was probably a call in the near future. Now with texting, and other methods of instant communication, there is no escaping any part of life.

That’s where I think we need to make changes. We need to slow down as I really find it hard to believe we were programmed to perform at the pace we lead. Will we eventually get to the point where we no longer are able to do anything but what technology tells us to do? I know this sounds crazy but think about how far we have come in the past 10 years. Remember Y2K? That was when computers began taking us as hostages…and what would have happened if the entire “electronic infrastructure” had imploded?

We probably would have appreciated the break.

The photo above was taken outside Grand Central Terminal in NYC; what I love about the photo is the activity caught by the camera. It’s easy to shoot photos like this. All you have to do is slow down the shutter speed and hold the camera steady. It’s kind of like days gone by when you knew how to sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery---today the scenery like this photo, is in a blur.

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