{"id":7246,"date":"2013-08-14T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2013-08-18T23:41:13","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T03:41:13","slug":"moving-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2013\/08\/moving-fast.html","title":{"rendered":"Moving Fast?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if !mso]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2013\/08\/moving-fast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7247\" alt=\"moving fast\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/08\/moving-fast-300x225.jpg\" width=\"449\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: navy\"><br \/>\nDo you notice how fast people are moving?<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">They are walking on the street and driving their cars while talking on their phones and even texting.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">Computers, I pads, cell phones, emails, kindle\u2026\u2026the beat goes on.\u00a0 When most people have coffee together or share a meal, they are often on their cell phones and computer at the same time.\u00a0 What is the true quality of your communication?\u00a0 Are you present and paying attention to people when you communicate?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Social media, facebook, twitter, post this, email that\u2026.it\u2019s quite incredible.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">How did we make it before all of this technology?<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">Question \u2013 Are you actually communicating better with all of this technology?<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">Do you have a higher quality of life?\u00a0 Are you achieving more and better results?\u00a0 Or are you more distracted, multi-tasking and do you have a shorted attention span?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Being so busy and occupied with all of these devices does not necessarily improve the quality of your communication and relationships.\u00a0 Are you really connecting and spending quality time with the people in your life?\u00a0 Or are you too busy dealing with all this technology?\u00a0 How is the quality of your life and relationships?\u00a0 How much peace, contentment and harmony are you experiencing?\u00a0 How about your family and friends?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">It is amazing to observe the insanity of\u00a0 how people are driving and behaving on the road. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: navy\">Have you noticed a change over the past few years?\u00a0 Do you see how many people are on their cell phones and texting instead of paying attention to their driving?\u00a0 It is so dangerous to drive and not be focused on your driving because you are busy on a cell phone.\u00a0 People seem more stressed and pressured and less courteous with shorter attention spans.\u00a0 Where is it that you are rushing to get to and will it matter how fast you get there if you hurt yourself and others on the way?\u00a0 Faster is not necessarily better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: navy\">Maybe it is the simple things that are truly most important.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">Being healthy, taking time to meditate, spending time in nature, preparing healthy meals and being with the people you care about do not require a lot of technology.\u00a0 Taking time to read and to learn new ideas\u2026. improving yourself by being a better person in all areas. \u2026.being thankful for all that you are and all that you have\u2026\u2026.helping others.\u2026connecting with your spiritual source\u2026\u2026being quiet and peaceful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">The key to life is actually simple things, natural principles, one thing at a time.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">People come first &#8211; be kind, help one another, make a difference.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: navy\">The Golden Rule is very simple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Your life and results improve when you slow down to the speed of life.\u00a0 How many opportunities are you missing because you are not really here?\u00a0 Use technology appropriately and watch your results, quality of life, communication and relationships soar.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Be a Smile Millionaire and enjoy the moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n\ud83d\ude42 L<span style=\"color: navy\">ee<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: navy\">The MEGA Coach<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2013\/08\/no-text-worth-dying-for.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7254\" alt=\"no text worth 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