Slowing Down

Things seem to be a blur over the last 3 months, but yet quite vivid at the moment when things occurred.  It's like looking out the window of a car speeding down the highway, although it's fast you see catch what's going on outside.  Slowing down from being in a fast pace mode is like hitting the brakes quickly.  You lose the momentum and then trying to regain it is hard.  Why are some of us living in such a fast pace when everyone else around us is living the same way but at a slower pace?