Learning to Slow Down

by Beverly Smith

I’m in a hurry to get things done;
I rush and rush until life’s no fun.
All I’ve really got to do is live and die.
But I’m in a hurry and don’t know why.

I had the Alabama boxset. Big fan. The teenage version of me loved this song. I wanted to pick up the pace, shake hands with the clock and be on the roll ready to rock, whatever that means. Clearly, I missed the point.

Fast forward 20 years: add two kids, a big job, and modern technology that never really lets us turn-off. Now I get it.

When I had kids, the feeling of always being rushed was amplified. We’re in a hurry to eat breakfast to get to school on time, we’re in a hurry to get changed for swimming, and we’re in a hurry to brush our teeth for bed. Patience is lost on a toddler’s indecision between tennis shoes or boots, cereal or eggs. “We don’t have time for this,” we say.

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THANK YOU to all of you who came out to our 201 clinic at River Bend Ranch. What a great time and I loved seeing all of you ladies catching fish (and several of you caught your first fish on a fly rod!) 🙂

Thank you to River Bend Ranch for giving us the opportunity to fish your pond, to The San Juan Angler for providing gear and your stellar guides(!), for Buck from Five Rivers Trout Unlimited for talking about the importance of catch and release, and for Paul Fleming for stepping in and helping wherever needed!

Looking forward to the next event with you ladies!