Think of how many dangerous car accidents wouldn’t happen at all if only motorists slowed down their cars even to a small degree. Then imagine just how many painful personal encounters with others we would be able to walk right by — without a hint of a hurtful collision — if only we could slow ourselves down enough to see them coming!

***

We don’t feel the pain of our rushing around to get things done because we unconsciously mistake it as being an antidote for the pain of anxiety.