![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zaadje_450x956-300x141.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Hurry, hurry, hurry.<\/p>\n
Faster, faster, faster.<\/p>\n
More, more, more.<\/p>\n
Nowadays, all has to be getting done now, preferably yesterday.<\/p>\n
Nobody has any patience for anything anymore.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We write a mail or a message, and we want an immediate answer.<\/p>\n We order something online, and we want it delivered at the latest, tomorrow.<\/p>\n We want a chore to be done around the house, and we grumble that we have to wait for a month before the person can come and execute the job.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the hurry?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Why do we need everything now?<\/p>\n Why are we rushing through life?<\/p>\n You know, the end is the same for everyone\u2026<\/p>\n So why don\u2019t we slow down?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Why don\u2019t we look around to actually see what is happening in our lives?<\/p>\n Why don\u2019t we breathe, and take in all the beauty that we miss, because of our rushing through life?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I know, I hear you, \u201cpeople expect this from me\u201d, you say.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, that is true.<\/p>\n But does this mean we can\u2019t change things?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Imagine what would happen if<\/span> we were allowed to breathe, and take our time again?<\/p>\n Imagine what would happen if<\/span> people were saying \u2018hi\u2019 again when meeting a stranger in the street, at the grocery store?<\/p>\n Imagine how you would feel,<\/span> arriving at work, relaxed again, instead of having already absorbed 3 news bulletins, having tried to read some mails, having texted several people?<\/p>\n And yes, I say tried.<\/p>\n When we get up, and immediately step into the rat-race, we are already giving up on control. We let other people\u2019s agendas dictate our way of how we will experience our day.<\/p>\n Having a morning routine* is therefore a game changer.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Get up early enough, so that you won\u2019t have to rush<\/span>. And yes, getting up early, means having a good night\u2019s rest.**<\/p>\n Take your time<\/span> to slowly wake up, enjoy<\/span> your shower. Listen to some classical music<\/span>, meditate<\/span> for a little time. If you are into yoga<\/span>, practice some. Or do some breathing exercises,<\/span> some stretching. Go outside for a couple of minutes<\/span>, just to breathe and look around<\/span>. Even if you live in a city, you can always open a window and look up at the sky.<\/p>\n Do NOT<\/span> start reading your emails. If you are in control of the start of your day, <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n if you make sure you start your day away from negativity and stress, <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n you\u2019ll notice how more easily you will go through the day. With the same schedule.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The fact that you decide when you\u2019re ready to start working, you feel in control instead of overwhelmed.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The fact that you start your day with deciding to be present and being aware of how you want to live your day, makes all the difference in the world.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll be more focused.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ll be more relaxed.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ll be less frustrated.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ll be open to finding solutions.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ll be more tolerant.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And the fact that you go through your day on this higher vibrational frequency, you\u2019ll attract*** more of what is happening on that frequency.<\/span><\/p>\n The fact that you are calmer will defuse potentially \u2018explosive\u2019 discussions.<\/p>\n The fact that you take your morning time, will allow other people to do the same.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Imagine everyone<\/span> getting up early enough so that they won\u2019t have to rush through traffic. We would be gentle and polite again<\/span> towards our fellow drivers.<\/p>\n Imagine<\/span> leaving on time so that you do not need to \u2018throw\u2019 your kids out of the car, but that you can be gentle and patient<\/span> when they grab their things.<\/p>\n Imagine<\/span> arriving at work with a smile, ready to work together,<\/span> instead of getting annoyed with our co-workers.<\/p>\n The list is endless.<\/p>\n Nothing but benefits.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And I know, it takes a shift in our minds.<\/p>\n But the more people make that shift, the gentler, the healthier we will all be.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And as Lao Tzu said:<\/p>\n \u201cNature never hurries, and yet, all gets accomplished.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We are part of nature.<\/span><\/p>\n We are part of this beautiful planet.<\/p>\n Why don\u2019t we look and learn from it again?<\/span><\/p>\n It is so smart.<\/p>\n It knows how to live, how to survive.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s all be humble enough to realize we need nature.<\/p>\n Stop destroying ourselves, stop destroying nature by always wanting more, by always wanting things faster.<\/span><\/p>\n My invitation to you<\/span><\/strong> this week is:<\/p>\n Slow down.<\/span><\/p>\n Breathe.<\/span><\/p>\n Look at your life and decide to want less.<\/span><\/p>\n Look at your agenda and make space, plan silence.<\/span><\/p>\n Look at your house and create a calm, quiet haven.<\/span><\/p>\n Look at your body and start listening to it again.<\/span><\/p>\n Decide you will enjoy life from now on<\/span>, even with all the troubles present.<\/p>\n Focus on what gives you energy.<\/span><\/p>\n Replace FOMO with JOMO****.<\/span><\/p>\n Be gratefu<\/span>l for all the beauty you get to enjoy every single day.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t rush through life, we all get to the end, no matter if we rushed to it, or if we took our time to enjoy the journey.<\/p>\n The big difference is,<\/span> how we lived, how we chose to enjoy and see the beauty<\/span><\/strong>, or not.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Be content with where you are, with what you have, with who you are. You\u2019ll never know it all, you\u2019ll never have it all.<\/p>\n But what you do have is the choice.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Thank you all for reading me, and for supporting me on Medium! If you want unlimited access to all of my articles, and of many other authors, you can become a Medium Member. You\u2019ll be supporting me and all the other authors. Many, many thanks to you all!!!<\/p>\n Katrien<\/p>\n *Happy Mornings, Happy Days. Happy Days, Happy Life. by Katrien Degraeve.<\/p>\n **Night Time: Sweet Dreams Or Waking Hours? by Katrien Degraeve.<\/p>\n ***Ask and It is Given. by Esther and jerry Hicks.<\/p>\n **** FOMO: fear of missing out. JOMO: Joy of missing out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hurry, hurry, hurry. Faster, faster, faster. More, more, more. Nowadays, all has to be getting done now, preferably yesterday. Nobody has any patience for anything anymore. We write a mail or a message, and we want an immediate answer. We order something online, and we want it delivered at the latest, tomorrow. We want a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifecoachwomen.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDo NOT<\/span> start your first input of information being the negative, fear-inducing news.<\/p>\n