How to know if you are in too much of a hurry

depositphotos_slow-downOur local newspaper reported a story about an able-bodied young woman who drove to Hannaford at high-speed to run an errand. In the process she allegedly knocked over a man in leg braces, side swiped his vehicle, and rammed her car into a pole with a handicap sign before coming to a stop. To make matters worse she sprinted into the store to complete her mission before waiting for police. She passed her sobriety test, so what was her defense for these impulsive actions?

She said she was ‘in a hurry.’

Before you get all judgey and decide she is a horrid person, let’s think about what could have driven her to such extremes. What if she simply didn’t recognize that she was in too much of a hurry?

Try to take a 100-yard dash in her Nikes, and see if you can identify any signs that you too could be racing toward a misdemeanor.

  • You returned your Keurig coffee machine because it took too long.
  • When you go out to dinner you order dessert before you’ve finished your salad.
  • Time Warner has threatened to downgrade your internet speed to 2 megabits per second if you complain one more time about the slowness of your ultimate high speed package.
  • You are using your crock pot as a planter.
  • For breakfast you sprinkle instant coffee on your instant oatmeal, add milk and call it good.
  • You read this entire blog but it took two sittings.
  • You are a big fan of the spray tan.
  • You plan your shopping during times when express lines are the shortest.
  • You know the best times when express lines are the shortest.
  • Your favorite sport is Nascar racing, and you fantasize about working with the pit crew.
  • You take your car to Prompto for 10 minute oil changes.
  • All of the fast food restaurants know you by name and sometimes you call ahead.
  • You love orchestra music and your favorite piece is “The Flight of the Bumblebee.”
  • You sort of wish they made Miracle Grow for children.
  • Your  favorite Looney Tunes character is Speedy Gonzales.
  • You have started a letter writing campaign to change the Maine bird to a Hummingbird.

My hope in publishing this eye-opening list is to lay down some speed bumps to slow your momentum toward a local headline.

Do you recognize any of these warning signs?

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10 thoughts on “How to know if you are in too much of a hurry”

    1. I am a hurrier in recovery, Kathy. Life is so much less stressful now that I don’t wait until the last minute to go somewhere or procrastinate until the last possible moment to meat deadlines. Ahhhhhh! Glad you’ve never had to struggle with this.

    1. It would appear that living a high speed life does make people a bit less sensitive to the needs of others, Donna. Time to slow down and smell the ozone. 🙂

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