"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."

Many people race through life accomplishing marvelous things.  They seem to get more done in a month than others get done in a year.  They are the go getters; the movers and shakers.

For the rest of us going slower seems to be better.  Ralph Waldo Emerson said it in this quote, "Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."  There are times we need to rush to finish things, but in the scheme of things Emerson had the right idea.  Take things at natures pace. 

Take weight loss. You can join some fad diet and lose a lot of weight quickly.  More likely than not you will gain the weight back plus some when you stop the diet.  In addition, the diet may not be healthy and your body will suffer because of it.

When you do it nature's way and lose a little at a time over a longer period, you have a better change of maintaining your weight loss.  Remember, nature's secret is patience. 

Many things we try to learn or do are not extremely important to master in a very short time.  We can take the relaxed viewpoint and learn at a pace that relaxes us instead of stressing our very being.