Thoughts, Ideas, and quick stabs

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. Mostly because I think people are going to do what they want to do, regardless of what someone else says. But, I’ve been thinking a lot lately, so here goes….

Why is it, in this country especially, everyone is in a HURRY up mode? Often, sitting in traffic, I watch people get all frustrated and do some really stupid things. Running through the yellow light, when they could have easily stopped. Have you ever noticed that when you stop, and the person next to you goes through, that very often you catch up to them at the very next light? But, wow they couldn’t stop and be safe, or allow the other traffic to go. Or how people can’t allow the person behind them in line at the store to go in front of them, when they have only a couple items? I watched a lady today, freaking out, as she stood in line at Target today. She was jumping all over the place trying to get checked out. But it only took about 5 minutes for the entire line to get through, but you would have thought it took an eternity. Or how the lady behind me was totally shocked when I asked her if she would like to go first. She had 2 items, and I had a basket of stuff.

What is it with this country, that we can’t take 2 extra minutes to hold the door for someone? Or allow someone to go in front of us? Why is it that we feel that 10 seconds is a lifetime? I remember working in the restaurant business when I was younger, and every time you heard a complaint on how long some waited, it was often 3 times longer than the actual time they waited. Ten minutes was always told as 30. Never without fail. Have you ever seen people get all agitated with an older person driving? What’s the rush? They are nervous and don’t trust their self any more, but we can’t wait and be patient. Saying to our self or even out loud “If you can’t drive, then get off the road”. How sad is that? Being old, and now the generation you spent your life raising, is now telling you to go away.

Which brings me to my biggest question. People are in a huge rush to get the weight off. I mean such a rush, they are willing to take countless DIET pills to get 30 lbs off in a month. Spending unbelievable amounts of money to loose weight. But never thinking, it didn’t take them 30 days to gain 50 lbs, so why on earth do they think it will come off in 30 days. People, if you are fat, realize you are going to have to put in countless hours of WORK to get the weight off. There is no magic pill that is going to do the work for you. It will take time and effort. It is going to take a change in lifestyle to get off what you have put on by being lazy and carefree. Get a good plan in place, a good diet and change you life. Do not think that by paying $300 for a program, that you are going to lose the weight. It is still going to take time, and effort.

Oh, and hold the door for someone today. Allow someone to go first when you can. And be nice to the old people (hopefully one day we all will be old too)