When the world is moving at a fast pace, it is often hard to tell when it's time to stop and when it's time to sit down and reflect on what to do next. I believe that this is because there is a fear of missing out on a lot of events. How, then, can a person slow down and try to see what's happening to them? I think I am still trying to work the answer out myself.
I wonder if perhaps it's when a person fails that they can start to see that there is no need to keep up with others. After all, the reason for the struggle to keep up often relates to a deeper fear of failure which needs to be addressed. When I can loosen up and realize that losing one chance is not the end of all chances, then my mind has permission to slow down. But if the mind is always fixated on success and keeping the success one has, it can be quite hard to know when and how to let go. Does it sometimes take a big change in a person's life to do so? Certainly--many self-help books will tell you so. But I don't think it's as easy as said. A person needs to have something they feel they can fall back on when there is a lot of loss in life, so there needs to be a sense of security there to risk insecurity. This is why even when faced with loss, there is always going to be that tug of self-protection which wants to pull back and retreat a little bit. This seems like a human balance, and I wouldn't feel so bad if I happened to feel that I needed to protect myself from change now and then.
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