Life gets busy sometimes, you know? We go along, running errands, completing tasks, checking items off of our list. At the end of the day, we race home, throw a meal together, rush the kids to bed, go to sleep, and do it all over again. I can admit it, I kind of get off on having a packed schedule. The adrenaline surges through my veins as I move from one thing to the next, figuring out problems and handling business. I actually don’t know what to do when I don’t have anything to do. Sometimes, the wheel starts moving so quickly, though, that I have to remind myself to just stop.
Stop.
And be present.
And look up.
I like your version of stop and smell the roses.
Stop and smell the redwoods and banana slugs, lol.
Nothing, nothing, nothing beats a slow deep breath and a look up. I try to do it every day at least once a day. And a reminder is always welcomed.