A Kinder and Gentler and Slower Thomas
For the better part of my life I have been in a hurry. This goes against much of how I act though. I am mostly a classic “B” type personality. Here is what Google lists as a B personality. Most of it fits me.
- They know their abilities and work steadily for their goals. They enjoy their achievements.
- They are not too stressed out to excel. They can be disappointed when they fall short of their goals, but they are not devastated. They are more accepting of failures.
- They enjoy games and competitions, not for the sole objective of winning but for the love of the game.
- They are reflective and innovative. They allow themselves to explore and fail, if necessary.
- Sometimes they are too relaxed and laid-back that they lack the drive to reach the uppermost of their careers.
- They typically live less stressful lives.
I think I move quickly through a lot of what I do because I believe I will run out of time. Of course, I have no idea how much time I have allotted for this lifetime. I just know that inside me there is part of me that hurries. I have done a lot of things in my life of which I feel good. There are a lot of choices, however, I wish I had done better. I also have a feeling that I am supposed to do things that make a positive difference to a lot of people. I am a number one numerologically. Number Ones are self starters and often want to win or be first or be in charge. In my athletic career I was a starting pitcher in Baseball, a point guard in Basketball and a quarterback in Football. All three positions begin the action of the game and they are generally in charge.
In my business career I rose to the top of almost every organization in which I worked. Even in my spiritual career I aspired to and became a minister who begins the worship service. And one more, in my theatrical experience I created the leading role in musicals and even wrote, directed and produced a musical. As I am writing this, it feels like I am bragging and if I come across that way, I apologize. When I write these blogs I don’t plan them. I just sit and write and out it flows for good or worse!
Back to the title of this blog tonight. I shared with you that I recently have decided to drive the speed limit. This is totally new for me. I don’t mean to say that I was reckless, but certainly not timid. I used to feel that I had to hurry to get there faster. One reason would be so that I can spend more time doing the activity to which I’m driving. Another is I am nearly always on time. It is very important to me. It feels like a deep commitment to say to others I will be there at a certain time and to keep the agreement. And yet there have been so many times in my life when I didn’t follow through and keep other agreements. So now I am driving the speed limit and there are a couple of benefits. No emotional stress or worry about getting a speeding ticket; so it is much more relaxed, which of course would be healthier. Second, our gas mileage has increased some ten to fifteen per cent. So good for the pocket book and good for the planet. And, it might be better for our Toyota Highlander Hybrid who we named “Happy Highlander”
If you have found yourself, like me, hurrying through life, it might be time to slow down and see how it supports you! From my kinder, gentler and slower heart to yours, Thomas