Have you ever found yourself in a
situation where you’re racing against time, trying to meet the deadlines and
pressures of work? Most likely, your answer would be a DEFINITE yes and that’s
not even your fault!
In today’s fast-paced times, where
not only are competition levels growing, but also with the rapid growth of
e-commerce due to digitisation, it is hard to stay away from electronic devices
such as your smart phone, laptop or tablet.
WHY? The answer is quite simple and
that's because its how we all make our living and at the end of the day what
counts is how much money we have, RIGHT! Moreover, to top all of this off, we
have to take care of ourselves!
Whether it is about going to the gym
or visiting a doctor or therapist to help us deal with the constantly
bombarding amount of stress and anxiety that we face in our lives.
Slow living is the exact opposite of
what is going on in our hectic and demanding lives. Can you remember the last
time you focused less on chasing the demands of life and focused more on your
own holistic well being and health? It’s hard to pinpoint that as we all are
trapped in this vicious race of living in times of pressures of social,
psychological and physical ailments.
Depression, anxiety, withdrawal
symptoms, anger, frustration are just some of the many different emotions that
are a result of ‘fast-living’!
Fast living of course is the exact
opposite of slow living and involves living during times where we are
constantly seeking ways to live in the easiest possible manner, relying on fast
food, fast money and fast movement. How negative the consequences are, if we
really think about it!
So, what’s this all about? With phone
calls constantly ringing, checking emails, racing through traffic, less time
for family life, less time for friends, less time for yourself; is life really
meaningful or is it just a task? What is the bigger picture in life? Is it just
about running from task to task and chore to chore?
How busy are your really to not have
time for your basic well-being? This is a question we all have to ask ourselves,
because after all life has a far deeper meaning than all of this, right! When
was the last time that you reflected back on your life and thought about what
you are actually doing?
We are all infected with perhaps a
virus of constantly being hurried, spending more hours in front of the computer
screen, being busy and not paying attention to our health or even our
happiness!
Is this what are lives are all about
and how can we really do what we really want to do in life?
Life has got an ever accelerated pace
and this actually imposes a setback to our happiness and well-being. Haven’t
you found yourself ever complaining that you wish there were more hours in a
day or your not able to complete your task at hand because of less time?
Whether it is a working mom,
employees from corporates or self-employed professionals; we are all so caught
up with things to do in life.
Ironically, despite knowing that slow
living is good for health we are all constantly trying to speed our lives up
and completely against slow living. There actually has been an associated tag
against ‘slow living’, linking it with bad and negative habits such as being
lazy or lethargic.
The real question we have to ask
ourselves, ‘Is Faster Really Better?’,
and ‘Are we really living our Lives or
Just racing through them’?
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