Do you ever feel like you're just rushing through your life?
By katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
United States
May 18, 2011 10:12am CST
I am an extremely impatient person and tend to rush through everything. I try to do things as quickly as possible so I have more time to accomplish more things.
But I don't think this is always a good thing. I think maybe I'm rushing too much. I rush to get ready for work, rush through my work looking forward to being able to go home. I rush through my school work to get it out of the way.. which can occasionally cost me a good grade (like this week I got 70 on 2 assignments I could have done better on had I taken the time).
I spend most of my days just looking forward to something else.. looking forward to the kids going to school.. then I look forward to them coming home.. then I look forward to them going to bed. I forget to stop and enjoy the moment.. I'm just constantly thinking of the next thing I have to do.
That also overwhelms me sometimes.. thinking of the next thing I have to do instead of just focusing on what I am doing at that moment. This adds to the rushed feeling and wanting to get through the task faster so I can move on to the next.
Do you ever feel that way?
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16 responses
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
18 May 11
when you are working and going to school and raising a family, it always seems like that. but now that i am disabled and just sit here mostly, i miss it. 
your life is very full. some day you will look back and miss this time, honestly. 
as the old saying "these are the good old days" believe it or not. @katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
19 May 11
But I still have moments of boredom.. and I hate that. I can't stand being bored.. I guess it's because I rush through everything else so quickly and finish it early so I have nothing left but to be bored.
Of course the boredom only hits me when I get days off from work.. so it won't happen today! LOL
@harries (99)
• Philippines
18 May 11
I have felt that way before. I think it is normal but I can say that it is not good. You should concentrate on the present and take your time on the things that you are currently doing. Concentrating on the future or rushing things always will just stress you out and lets you enjoy your life less. Just enjoy each time that you have because you cannot go back in time. So, the trick is just to have fun and enjoy life. No rushing and no worrying!
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
18 May 11
Right.. we can't go back in time.. I'll remember that.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
18 May 11
I feel like I am rushing through my life and next year I will become 40 years old. My disabled son is a day away from being 4 years old. I have rushed to see the places on my travel wish list whilst my son is young and light enough to carry. For my last trip I traveled to Cartagena De Indias with my disabled son and my baby daughter. I had them in a Phil and Ted's buggy. My daughter in the front and my son in the back. Recently my disabled son has got a children's wheelchair. He is able to self propell it so that is fantastic. When he was 20 months old we went to see Cape Town and the Garden Route. I was at that time pregnant with my baby daughter. When my daughter was 11 months old and my disabled son was 3 years old we flew off to Vancouver. Now I am wondering where we will go in 2011. I wish to go to the Philippines but I wonder if it will happen. There are still so many places to go to. My next trip will be easier because now my daughter can walk. I wonder how I will carry all the baggage. My disabled son will be in his wheelchair.
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
18 May 11
Well a lot of the time, it really does feel like that I am rushing through some things. Cutting a little corner here, a little corner there, to save a couple of minutes. Of course, a lot of the time, I wonder if it is not so much me rushing through things, it is just life trying to rush me through the situation at hand. Life in general is very quick paced and if you don't hurry at times, it is really going to cause us to be in a lot of trouble.
There are times where we have to try to take a step back when we can. Of course, a lot of the time, it is just the nature of life. Things go by rather quick and we feel as if we are trapped inside of a pressure cooker. It really causes us to feel the need to rush. Even if the need is really not there. It really is a lot of the time where we are going to be frustrated with life and feel like we have too much on our plates. Of course, that is really of our own doing a lot of the time. In the end, there are times where I feel as if I have to rush, which is not necessarily the right thing to do.
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@783748 (178)
• Philippines
18 May 11
I felt the same way too before. It's like I always want to get things quickly. But as years passed, I realized that I have to slow down cause I'm missing the fun of life. Wanting to rush things will hinder you from appreciating the beauty of life --- from seeing the true meaning of life.
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@minomarimat (372)
• Philippines
18 May 11
Whenever I realize something and tell myself that "I'm just too young," that's the time when I feel like I'm taking things too fast. But then, thinking about the future makes me worried, and I begin planning things for the future, instead of taking my time on things and trying to gain as much experience as possible.
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
24 May 11
There are many times I can honestly say it feels like I am rushing thru life and many times I wish there was a way to change things. When you wake up and start to do things you need to do never getting everything accomplished and then it is time to go to work, and then you come home and have so many other things to do and always feeling rushed it can be hard. That is why from time to time it is important to just get away and forget about everything and relax. Brings you back to a more calmer life and sense of who you need to be as well.
@GardenGerty (160909)
• United States
20 May 11
I am to the point I can no longer make myself rush about things. I just gave out!!! I have been told, but I did not always practice the idea that you should not wish your life away,I think you are learning that lesson. I hope you can get some balance there.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
20 May 11
I know, I feel guilty when I do wish my life away.. but I find it difficult to enjoy the day to day things in life, especially on days where I'm tired, unmotivated, have nothing to do.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
19 May 11
Cleaning my house can wait too.. only because the second the kids get home they'll just mess it up again, so what's the point?
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
19 May 11
That sounds awful!
My husband and I don't get many nights out without the kids.. and it frustrates me that when we get one of those rare nights out, we end up spending it talking about the kids. But these days it seems we don't have much to talk about besides our jobs and the kids.
@baileysdrinker2011 (20)
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18 May 11
I feel the same, i look forward to when me and my husband get to sit down together but more often than not its always conversations about what needs to be done. Can get very frustrating.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
18 May 11
I use to be that way when i was younger. Take some advice from an old lady, Stop & smell the roses along the way. It will all be waiting on u after that.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
19 May 11
That's the problem.. I don't want it all waiting for me later! LOL
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
19 May 11
Yes I do!
Ever since I cared to remember, I've always known myself to be impatient. When I was a kid, I couldn't wait until I was a teen, and when I was a teen I couldn't wait until I was an adult. When I was a student, I couldn't wait until I started working. And now that I am working, I couldn't wait until I retire.
Makes me feel a little bit worried on how I would feel when I do retire. Hopefully, I would want to enjoy life by then, instead of wanting to kick the bucket!
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
20 May 11
LOL!
Yeah, that sounds like me. I wanted to grow up too fast too. And I did. I ended up having my first son the day after my 17th birthday. I was basically an adult from that point on.
Now that I'm in my 30's and realizing all the responsibilities of an adult.. I really just want to go back to being a carefree kid again!
@joystick (1675)
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22 May 11
I think that there are alot of people that feel the same way.I feel that there are alot of people that tend to do all that they can in life to keep up with things as well try to hold alot of jobs down.I also know people that are always trying to get ahead in life and in the end it brings them down and makes them really ill.
@Princelierocks (817)
• India
19 May 11
No i haven't ever felt that way cause i do things not much faster but only when they are in need, yes at times i rush when indeed there is lot of hurry to do things forward. But when there is sufficient time i dont rush and tend to do other things. I Think you are lacking patience. Cause doing your work in hurry will not only ruin your work but it will also keep your mind worried about what to do next. So i would suggest that do things on time, dont be in hurry only rush things when you are lacking time and want to work faster to get that done. Apart from that dont worry about getting things done quickly. Do it on time this will probably help you a lot.
@penrockerchic (1903)
• Philippines
19 May 11
Sometimes, I feel this way and usually during weekdays. I rush when I go to work. I rush my work as well and usually end up not being satisfied with the work that I have done. Also, when I rush, most of the time, I see myself stressed and tired by the end of the day or even by the end of the week. As for now, I try to take things at a slower pace. I try but still there are moments when I couldn't help trying to finish every thing as soon as I can. Sometimes, our thoughts get so overcrowded of so many worries and different ideas even before finishing a particular task and ending up having a half-baked result. Try to breathe in between. Take a break. This is something I am still on the process of learning.
