Slow Down

One of my favorite songs is Simon & Garfunkel's 59th Street Bridge Song. I'm including a video of it being peformed for your reference:

We live in a world of too many demands and too little time. I think we could all take the advice to "slow down" more often than we do. I'm not talking about lazing around, but taking time to be quiet and still and allow God to speak to us. It is so important and also a pleasure. President Uchtdorf talked on this topic in conference. His talk can be found here

"Let’s be honest; it’s rather easy to be busy. We all can think up a list of tasks that will overwhelm our schedules. Some might even think that their self-worth depends on the length of their to-do list. They flood the open spaces in their time with lists of meetings and minutia—even during times of stress and fatigue. Because they unnecessarily complicate their lives, they often feel increased frustration, diminished joy, and too little sense of meaning in their lives.

It is said that any virtue when taken to an extreme can become a vice. Overscheduling our days would certainly qualify for this. There comes a point where milestones can become millstones and ambitions, albatrosses around our necks.

The wise understand. They resist the temptation to get caught up in the frantic rush of everyday life. They follow the advice “There is more to life than increasing its speed.” In short, they focus on the things that matter most."

You should read the whole talk. Its terrific.