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Are You Missing Out on A Blessing
From God?
Time: It's the one thing that you can never recover. Is your
life hectic and out of control? It's time you realized you may be missing out on
a special gift from God.
by Gary Petty
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We rush to work, rush through meals, rush through conversations so we can rush to a child's school event. We then tear off to a health club to ride a stationary bike. On weekends many people rush through church services so they can hustle home and spend a few hours trying to relax in front of the television, only to feel vaguely bored and restless.
Marriage and family therapist H. Norman Wright has written more than 60 books on family and related subjects. He calls the results of our fast-paced lives "the hurry sickness."
"It's a response that begins to make our internal clocks run faster ... and faster ... and faster. As with any illness, specific symptoms reflect the presence of the illness. In the case of hurry sickness, the symptoms are heart disease, elevated blood pressure, or a depression of the immune system that makes you more susceptible to infections and cancer. These conditions are brought on when we exist in a state of stress, pressure, or constant rushing. Even tension headaches, and ulcers are tied to hurry sickness" (Simplify Your Life, 1998, p. 39).
The result of always running full tilt is that sooner or later the days, weeks and months become a blur of activities with no purpose or sense of accomplishment. Many people have forgotten why they're running so fast and don't know how to get off the merry-go-round.
The out-of-control rush to keep up affects our health, peace of mind and relationships. We never seem to get everything done. Organized day care for children was supposed to give women more time to pursue fulfilling careers. Instead, many mothers feel guilty about leaving their children and then not being able to spend "quality" time with them because they're exhausted.
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