Stop and Smell the Roses

Have you ever got into such a routine that you just keep doing the same thing day after day – well I realized that sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses.

No matter, if you are working online or offline – think about your life – get up in the AM, shower, coffee, breakfast, kids to school, work, lunch, taxi for kids, supper, homework, baths for kids, bed – sound familiar????????? Yea and you know how many years a person does that over and over and it gets to the point that it’s so routine that you don’t even think about HOW MUCH OF A RUT YOU ARE IN.

I’ll give you another example – weekend – sleep in, coffee, breakfast, clean the house, mow the lawn, catch the wash up, grocery shopping, taxi for the kids, order pizza, rent movie and veg out on the couch – hmmmmmmm been there did that- you??

Well, you are thinking how can I change it – I have kids, family, job, house/yard work etc. – well here is what I have learned. You really don’t have to stop doing those things – here is all you have to do – BREAK FREE FROM THE SAME OLE SAME OLE

And NOOOOOOOOOO it don’t have to cost you an arm and leg – you just have to STOP – PAUSE and really pay ATTENTION to things around you.

This is what I mean………this last week with the birds migrating south, I had a flock of Robins stop off at my pondless waterfall (and for everyone that don’t have a clue what I’m talking about here is a picture)

Well, I was doing my daily routine and got up from the computer and went to get something to drink when I looked out saw these Robins just jumping in my little pools and just having a blast splashing around. I wound up watching them carry on like this for 10 minutes – each taking their turn. This is an example of STOP and smell the roses as the saying go.

The reason being – that 10 minutes that day is stored in my memory and as we go along in life – it’s these memories is what we all have. So everyone, stop and smell the roses and make all the memories that you can – someday you really be glad that you did.

19 thoughts on “Stop and Smell the Roses

  1. HI Nancy,

    Great Blog Post, I can certainly relate to that, as I believe many people can. Sometimes we get in a routine it comes normally. However, when I muster the the opportunity to get away I find its a breath of fresh air. We all need a little time to get away and realax, for its good for our well being , and it refreshes our mind anew that we have anew fire within us.

    thanks again for an excellent post.

    susie moore
    skype smsforce

  2. yes i do this every day the fact of the matter is most people dont stop and look around they forget about the beauty of this world. Well put nancy.

  3. Hello Nancy,

    I love this post. It just reiterates that you have to stop and really appreciate life in itself. It cannot be all about work. We are working so we can enjoy life. I love that waterfall. That is a great relation to what you talked about in this post.

    Great content.

    Look forward to more from you.

    Keep it up.

    Tony

    • Thanks Tony – and I also get many hours of joy from that waterfall – I can hear it from my office window also. You do a great job with your motivations videos – I wish I felt that comfortable in front of the camera – but it’s coming

  4. Nancy,

    Again you bring to life the words that need to be shared. Always remember to live in the NOW! Tomorrow may not coma and yesterday is gone, NOW is all we have.

    Thanks Nancy for that wonderful word picture!

    Kris

    • Thanks Kris – I agree with living in the NOW so much and sometimes we just get caught up in our daily routines that we just forget the simple things God has blessed us with.

  5. Yes Mam, my friend, I have heard this a few times in the past few days. You must really slow down and take a look around you and just enjoy what God has created for us to enjoy when we definitely need it. Beautiful pictures, Nancy. I can relax just looking at the photos you share of your beautiful yard. Thank you

  6. I couldn’t agree more! We spend so much time doing things that are on a list of “must do” and never stop and look around at our incredible planet. I am so glad that you shared this with us. Also, I just love Robins.

    Ellen
    skype ellen_thorp

    • You so right and there is so many things that can break up our normal routine and know you have those times with your animals – just the joy and memories that you can make with them – they each have their own personalities and really do funny and strange things – I know Bailey does lololol

  7. Wonderful reminder Nancy! All work and no play makes lynnibug boring… I am taking tomorrow night off to go hang with my gals group. I have been missing them since our TLR class started.

  8. Nice article Nancy – my ‘smelling the roses’ is taking myself down the road to walk on the beach. Tearing myself away from my home-business is always a wrench because I love it – but I find I’m re-energized after a walk and a picking up the phone to speak to someone I’ve been thinking of.

  9. Nancy,
    love your Blog post. Sometimes we all get to busy with life to take time to look arown like you said smell the roses. Oh my dog Pepper needs to go out side, So now is a great time fo a walk.

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