tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012555814443335054.post6042450177089735610..comments2018-05-30T13:45:50.458-04:00Comments on Beautiful Moments: The Rat Race 1: RelationshipsLynette Allcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225566293452319571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012555814443335054.post-24619106448990362952014-10-09T22:24:50.627-04:002014-10-09T22:24:50.627-04:00I'm glad you could relate to this post, Rachel...I'm glad you could relate to this post, Rachel! I'll be praying for you as you seek the right balance too. Thanks for the encouragement :)Lynette Allcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225566293452319571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012555814443335054.post-55798575497042563112014-10-09T22:24:07.021-04:002014-10-09T22:24:07.021-04:00I agree, Amanda--we can definitely learn things fr...I agree, Amanda--we can definitely learn things from other cultures. It's very difficult to slow down and smell the roses, but you're right, I think we would be happier. I would be if I could figure out how to do it without thinking about work :PLynette Allcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225566293452319571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012555814443335054.post-22039951413758095102014-10-08T21:38:10.088-04:002014-10-08T21:38:10.088-04:00I can SO, SO relate to this post, Lynette! I'm...I can SO, SO relate to this post, Lynette! I'm not currently a student, and my life hasn't gotten crammed full of time-sucking stuff yet, but I too have had the same priority change coming back from the Philippines. I don't want to go back to being task-focused, of putting my relationships on the back burner. I'm praying that God will help me find the balance that He wants me to have - not ignoring the tasks, but not putting them above people. Hang in there, girl - you'll be finished with school before too long, and you'll have a little more control of your schedule and your flexibility. :)studentmissionary05https://www.blogger.com/profile/00213776180162776033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012555814443335054.post-12533774139895372662014-10-08T16:28:00.110-04:002014-10-08T16:28:00.110-04:00I swear, Americans are addicted to work. >.<...I swear, Americans are addicted to work. >.< Seems like the rest of the world understands that speed and efficiency aren't EVERYTHING, that relationships aren't something you just work into your schedule, they're something you build your schedule around...smh. As cliché as it sounds, if we all just calmed down, slowed down, and smelled the roses, I think we'd be happier. There is a way to balance productivity and the regular rhythms of life, but this current pattern isn't it. My country needs to take some pages from the books of other cultures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593789265152570821noreply@blogger.com