Slow down

You know what America needs to do? America needs to slow down. your probably thinking "what the hell do you mean?" but in all honestly we really do. Southerners are looked upon to be stupid and slow because we actually take the time to feel the sunshine on our face when we are outside and we also take the time to take in the breeze as we sit on our front porches. But millions of Americans are going so fast that they do not realize what they are doing half of the time. We, as Americans, go from one new thing to the next in a matter of a few weeks, maybe months if we're lucky. In Japan, Hello Kitty and Pokémon is still popular and in England, Harry Potter is still a big hit. and in some places the things we have forgotten about for months has just now become popular. but my question is why is America in such a rush.
Why are Those that take in the small moments being made fun of? I have always though we should see things from a child's point of view, like how they laugh at just knocking a few leaves from a tree or get excited when they just get to go outside and walk around, nothing special and no real play toy to climb on, just walking around. or why can't we take the time to notice when the leaves change colors?
I have some great pictures from my camera where I've taken pictures of the sun on a particular day or right when the leaves started to change and on my son's insistence of the "yellow tree" beside my neighbor's apartment. and I still like to sit on my front porch and watch my son play outside and even watch the sunsets and watch for full moons.
We, as a country, needs to slow down if we did perhaps we would have realized what a fake Obama was or we wouldn't be in such billions upon billions of dollars in debt right now. All we have to do is stop and slow down.
I want you to do something for me, ok? I want you to for a day or maybe a week (whichever you prefer) to just notice the small things around you whether it's the different colors of trees outside or how suddenly short daylight is or whatever and I want you to comment on my blog or email my Gmail with your answer.
xoxo