Stop and smell the flowers

• By dokuya
• 29 April, 2015
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Stop and smell the flowers isn’t about literally doing that, it is about appreciating the little things in life.  I have so many friends caught up in the endless struggles of life.  Working long hours, job pressure, family pressure, school pressure. I made those sacrifices too.   I hear people talk about how hard they study or how hard they work.  From personal experience I can tell you how hard it is to work full time and go to school full time at the same time.  I know how hard it is to study when you are always tired and a little hungry.  It is hard to imagine that to stop and smell the flowers, just a moment for yourself, is a difficult dream for many.

Now life is so different for me.  People are surprised at how happy I am, the energy that I have.  I am retired and with the same energy that I poured into my studies and into work for so many years I am channeling it into having fun and enjoying life.  I stop to smell the flowers.  I take simple everyday things and turn them into great adventures.

Here are a few of the flowers that I enjoyed the past few days.  Keep in mind that if you see a flower, you need to enjoy it that moment.  You will never be able to see any of the flowers in these photos because they are already gone.  Life is short, the only moment you can experience is THE MOMENT.  Life is good when you stop and take a moment to smile and smell the flowers.  We all need a moment, we deserve it. I hope you enjoy my photos.