In my case, it was the flashing lights behind me as I drove down I-25, headed to airport last week.

After the officer sent we on my way again, I was much more in tune with my speedometer. I was amazed though that I couldn't keep up with traffic in the right lane and stay within the speed-limit. Why is that?

We don't even realize how fast we are going. Our hurry becomes automatic. We don't see it as a hurry anymore. Instead its a more productive rate. Laws and standards tell us we should not go at such a fast pace, but they get lost in our rearview mirrors.

In life, those warnings come in all forms. Maybe it's an unexpected death of a friend or family member, maybe its a warm summer day where you have nothing to do but bask in the sun, and maybe it's that dreaded State Patrolman.

The point though, is every so often we have to remember to breath, to not worry about missing something on our to do list and take off our watch.

According to the International Labor Organization, 80% of American men and 62% of American women work “excessive work hours,” that is, over 40 hours per week. And that was back in 1999. That tells me we need to relax a bit.

As Ferris Bueller says, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once and a while, you could miss it."

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