Don’t Rush It

By Morgan Baker

I don’t like being late – to classes I teach or the airport to catch a plane. My anxiety meter goes haywire if I haven’t given myself the time to organize before school or when I’m packing to go away. Will I need my swimsuit? What about those shoes? I allow extra time wherever I go, which means I’m usually early.

My stepfather once told my daughter as he drove her to a summer job, “You’re on time if you’re ten minutes early.”

I’ve taken that to heart.

When my daugh...