The Fast Lane<\/b><\/p>\n
Writer Charles Swindoll once found himself with too many commitments in too few days. He got nervous and tense about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was snapping at my wife and our children, choking down my food at mealtimes, and feeling irritated at those unexpected interruptions through the day,\u201d he recalled in his book Stress Fractures. \u201cBefore long, things around our home started reflecting the patter of my hurry-up style. It was becoming unbearable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI distinctly remember after supper one evening, the words of our younger daughter, Colleen. She wanted to tell me something important that had happened to her at school that day. She began hurriedly, \u2018Daddy, I wanna tell you somethin, and I\u2019ll tell you really fast.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cSuddenly realizing her frustration, I answered, \u2018Honey, you can tell me\u2014and you don\u2019t have to tell me really fast. Say it slowly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll never forget her answer: \u2018Then listen slowly.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Bits & Pieces, June 24, 1993, Page 13\u201314<\/p>\n
Quotes<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Attention is like a daily bouquet of love. Bob Keeshan, \u201cCaptain Kangaroo\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 The average adult attention span is 6 minutes. That\u2019s why the Tonight Show has a commercial break about every 6 minutes! – Anon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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