Time Flies .....

Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the roses.

I never really thought of the significance behind that saying. Each day passes us so quickly we never stop and reflect on the time that has gone by. We live each day by the next one to come. I find myself always saying "I can't wait for tomorrow", its always a race to be somewhere you are not. Appreciating the moment is not something we do anymore in our culture. We live day by day in a cyber world. We are surrounded by technology that makes living slowly impossible when a text message can be sent and read within seconds.
Thoreau wrote about this exact topic and declared that living among nature is the only cure.
When I think of what he said, stopping to smell the roses has more imagery and a visual nature than I originally thought.
The roses represent how we need to stop and take in what surrounds us. Take in everything that has happened or is happening in the moment. Reflection is a key to reminding ourselves that there are so little hours in a day. What may seem like a long time isn't long at all. I occasionally hear my parents say "that seems like it was just yesterday." Time seriously does fly. It breezes by like the wind and happens in a flash like lightening. I can honestly say I am the worst when it comes to wishing time away. Over the years I have realized that I'm not wishing time away but wishing life away. Next time you find yourself in a rush and in a tizz about something at work or with your friends, stop and smell the roses.