Why Are We In 'RUSH' Mode?

 

HOW many of us NEVER experienced being in those incessant RUSH modes?  Come to think of it, everyone of us have been in RUSH mode [maybe zillion times?].  Many years back, I would find myself RUSHING from working to RUSHING to queue at the cafeteria, then RUSHING to gulp and eat as fast as I can as I needed to get back to my desk, to check my mails across the 14 countries I was managing then.  So, there I was, RUSHING through reading and replying to mails, RUSHING to get something and then anxious enough to get on to my next task or next call as my meeting reminders are popping up every few minutes.  Whoa, WHAT a vicious cycle.  You might even question my credibility as I keep preaching and harping to savor our moments, enjoy the present and DON'T RUSH📗📙📘

So, WHAT's the deal?  As always, WHEN i write blogs like this, they are as much as a reminder to my own self about WHAT I've found to work as they are a reminder to everyone else.  True, I found them to be realistic and it really worked for me [and I believe it should work for everyone else].  Just I have to admit though that if this worked for me, it should work for everyone.  You might run full circle back to me WHY sometimes I still HURRY💚💛💜

True, I've been reflecting on that as well as to WHY sometimes, I still fell prey, ending up RUSHING.  And sometimes, I thought the answer seems to be that my mind as a tendency towards greed.  This ISN'T greed in its literal sense like I want more wealth, NO sirrrrrs BUT it's that sometimes, my mind finds something it likes and it wants more.  Alas, sometimes, it's ALWAYS MORE💥💥💥

BTW, from my own challenges in life, that kind of GREED came in various forms & shapes LIKE:

• LIKE I like chocolates [or wine or coffee] and I crave for it, and I want more of it
• LIKE I am doing a task BUT I want 20 more tasks because I want to do as many as possible.  That's another form of greed
• LIKE I want to learn a new topic, I would then jump into every article, podcast and video till I end up scouring till midnight

Our takeaway:  Unless we really rectify OR remediate the way we run our daily lives, come next day, you and me will still find our selves in that same vicious cycle.  We RUSH around, trying to fit all of that in, as we try to maximize every day, every trip, every event, every moment.  I'm trying to get everything possible out of life.  NOW, this comes straight from the heart WHILE appreciating the briefness of life, and yet, there we go, wanting more in life by gobbling up as much as of the stuff or things we're engaged.  BUT frankly, WHAT's the result of always RUSHING and wanting more, grabbing and doing things, never having enough.  WHY do we need to really RUSH and RUSH again and again😡😡😡