setting a pace

have you ever had the feeling that life is just whizzing past you and you don't have the time to do anything? like sitting in a train watching the fields go by and you are not able to capture the beauty and colours as much as you would like to?

last couple months have been like that for me. i was already thinking it must have been more - ages maybe - given the number of events that happened in the time frame. it is also shows in the lack of posts on my blog here. i hate to admit it, but frankly i haven't been able to dwell on observations enough to churn out a post and i miss it a lot! i have a few table napkins with thoughts scribbled over, but it will be some more time before they see the light of this blog.

its amazing how we get caught up in the routine of life. and find it justifiable to not be able to use the time for more enriching things in life. indeed we also start feeling guilty about "wasting" our time doing things such as talking to friends, sleeping a restful night, or having a well cooked and enjoyable dinner. it hit me today and here's why - two weeks ago one night i finally dragged myself out of home, for an iese-mba-style going out. i had been crawling into a blanket after 9 pm for the couple of weeks that i had been in barcelona after the break and citing reasons such as cold weather and lack of company to go out with. despite missing barcelona's trance music, particularly when i was in india. i guess that gave me the realization that "tonight's gonna be a good night" will be my MBA song. fond memories.

after that turning point of dragging myself out, i found a new reason to go out more often. rumours caught my ear that dgdw team is drowning and dying in work and stress. time to prove them wrong and time to show up how dgdw team can do classwork, organize dgdw and still come to the bows and dinners. (and gratefully not drain the pocket either). its not just about balance, it also about priorities - and aligning them all together to one single objective. i have to keep up with dgdw demands, read my cases, work on assignments, socialize with family and friends and still wake up for an 8 am class. i can do this, now and in the future. and i can keep my body healthy by regulating the food i eat and the exercise i do. thats the top priority and it can all be done at top speed.

so when you have the "life is rushing by" moment, here's is what you can do and it works for me. stop, unload, look around, take a deep breath, catch up on food, music and fresh air and then then get ready to keep walking. keep the pace without rushing yourself and you will meet all your deadlines. "World hold on" and thats another one of my MBA songs :)