Whenever my child caused me to change my schedule，I thought to myself "We don't have time for this. "Therefore，the two words I most commonly spoke to my child were："Hurry up. "But my promise to16 was made almost three years ago，and I began my journey to grasp what17 in life.
My younger daughter is my living reminder of why I must keep trying to slow down.
The two of us had taken a bike ride to the supermarket. After buying an ice cream for my daughter，she sat down at a table18 looking at the ice cream she held in her hand. Suddenly a look of worry appeared upon her face. "Do I have to rush，Mama？"
I nearly cried. Perhaps the pains of a19 life don't ever completely disappear，I thought sadly. As my child looked up at me waiting to know whether she could take her time，I knew I had a choice. I could sit there in sorrow thinking about the number of times when I told my child to rush through life20 the fact that today I'm trying to do things differently. I chose to live in today.
"You don't have to rush，"I said21 . Her whole face immediately brightened and her shoulders relaxed. And so we sat side﹣by﹣side talking. There were even moments when we sat in22 just smiling at each other.
When she got to the last bite，she held out the ice cream for me. "I23 the last bite for you，Mama. "My daughter said proudly. I realized I just got the deal of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time.
24 ，she gave me her last bite，also reminded me that things taste sweeter and love comes25 when you stop rushing through life.
