Thought for the Day 10/8/2021
Friday Tale - Slow Dance I once heard the chairman and CEO of a huge public company tell a roomful of ambitious, hardworking, dedicated executives that if he had to do it all over again, he would have spent more time with his family. That's not news, but to Type-A personalities, it's easier said than done. David L. Weatherford's poem Slow Dance sends the message in a particularly compelling way: Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round Or listened to rain slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight Or gazed at the sun fading into the night? You better slow down, don't dance so fast, Time is short, the music won't last. Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask, “How are you?” do you hear the reply? When the day is done, do you lie in your bed With the next hundred chores running through your head? You better slow down, don't dance so fast, Time is short, the music won't last. Ever told your child, “We'll do...