Last night I baked over 5 dozen cookies to bring into work today. As I was baking I was online checking emails, coming up with answers to work stuff, getting my 'to-do' list set and all of a sudden it hit me; The smell of baking chocolate chip cookies! I closed my eyes and just took in a long deep smell. There really is nothing better to smell in the air for me. Maybe this is why I have a little weight issue going on.
What that aroma did was to remind me of the simple pleasures in life that we either take for granted or forget to enjoy. I paused for a moment and found a smile coming on my face and my shoulders releasing just a little.
How many of us go through our days not pausing for a moment to find a smell, a vision, a feeling that makes us just smile a little or just be silent? The opportunities are everywhere.
Maybe it is the smell of the coffee brewing, or you walk past a restaurant on your way to work and take in the fresh made bread scent in the air. Maybe it's the tulips that are as bright as can be right now - do you stop and just for a moment enjoy?
Pause just for a moment - enjoy a small vacation in your head! Look for a smile on a strangers face, or a wave from a child, the bright colors of a flower, or the scent in the air...pause for just a moment and find something to appreciate.
Pause and find.
My moment that stands out for today is that I'm driving on the freeway and it's raining out but I see a Red-Tailed Hawk on top of a light pole. What's great about that? Not only is the bird a wonderful gift from GOD, but the hawk has it's wings all spread by taking a "shower" in the rain. It is getting cleaned and refreshed. How many of you look up and see a hawk showering in the rain? Do you pause and take in the moment? I did and it was beautiful!!!!
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