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 OLEAnd 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.