http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3a5vN4tUl4
Stop and smell the roses
Hey Mister
Where you going in such a hurry?
Don't you think it's time you realized
There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry
The sweetest things in life are free
And they're right before your eyes.
You got to Stop and Smell the Roses
You've got to count your many blessings everyday.
You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
If you don't Stop and Smell the Roses along the way.
Did you ever take a walk through the forest
Stop and dream a while among the trees
Well you can look up through the leaves right straight to heaven.
You can almost hear the voice of God
In each and every breeze.
This is one of my all time favorite songs. I have been extremely busy lately with multiple projects and responsibilities. My head is spinning! As I was running out the door to yet another appointment, this beautiful yellow butterfly was flitting about my impatiens. I stopped to take a few pictures with my cell phone, knowing I would be a tad late for my appointment, but savoring the beauty, the moment, God's creative majesty.
I can so relate to this. I have been swamped too and find myself not taking time to just relax. Deadlines to meet, events to plan, supplies to order, the list goes on. But, like you, when I have seen the butterflies, I can't help but just watch them. They remind me of Mom and I know she is there with me.
ReplyDeleteIt seems I go in extremes. Either I am smelling the roses all the time or I am so immersed in other things that I forget to enjoy the beauty around me. We have been given such a beautiful world to live in and are surrounded by the wonders of creation. It's such a shame that too often we let it go by unnoticed just because we are too "busy".
ReplyDeleteGood reminder, Ann. Thanks.
Thanks for the reminder: slow down, slow down.
ReplyDeleteThere is beauty all around me that I miss so often.
Most of the butterflies I see are those little white cabbage jobbies.