Hi, reader! Saint Patrick’s Day is this week. Last year, I made the grave mistake of telling an Irishman “Happy St. Patty’s Day!”. Their response:
There are only 2 insults that impact Irish people around the globe….
Being asked if we are English!
Referring to it as St Pattys day! The shortened version of Patrick is Paddy. A Patty is a small flat cake.
With that, welcome to the 34th newsletter! This one is all about hurry.
A read.
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
This book has stuck in my mind more than any other book in the last 12 months. It has compelled me to kick off conversations (some hours long) with loved ones and friends. And it has led me to pause and ask myself 12-16 times a day: “Clay, why are you in a hurry?”.
We (society) generally believe that slow is bad and fast is good. The busier we are, the better. The more we are doing, the better. But more never stops. There will always be more to do.
John Mark Comer highlights that at some point, we chose money and stuff over time and freedom - and this is a mistake. His book urges us to slow down and simplify our lives around the things that truly matter (you define what that is).
If you don’t believe him, maybe you’ll listen to Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around every once and a while, you might miss it.”
A thought.
There are three emotions we all seek to have as much as possible:
Love
Joy
Peace
Hurry is incompatible with each.
We cannot be in a hurry and find love.
We cannot be in a hurry and feel joy.
We cannot be in a hurry and have peace.
How can you eliminate hurry?
A quote.
“There is more to life than increasing it’s speed”
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