Your busy, you have pressing issues, does it really help for you to take a few minutes and stop, even if just momentarily, to look, see and appreciate that which is around you?

Does stopping to see and feel your surrounding calm the restless and bothered soul? Does it mean that you should take a moment and be grateful? To take a moment and relax. Take time for yourself- if even for just for those few moments.

Everyone already knows the expression “stop and smell the roses” is not simply about flowers, but rather about how to fill your life with a deeper appreciation of the world around us. It reminds you to slow down and notice the little things that make life worthwhile. Despite a busy life, it is important to know how to be present in the moment; otherwise those moments will pass you by.

Be present in the moment with the people around you. It’s easier now to multi-task with modern technology, but it often lessens the experience of “being in the moment.” Take the everyday experiences more memorable by sharing them with someone.

By paying more attention to the moment, you experience more about the world around you. Burnout happens because you are constantly reacting to stimuli.  When you unconsciously take a moment, it lessens the reactivity of the mind. Those brief moments reshape your thoughts which will often enable you to have a better sense of how to achieve your goals in daily life.

So, take that deep breath and look around you. While there are things that you wish could be better, be grateful for the things that you have, and the beauty of living. You only have one life to live, and it is yours.

Not sure what this is but I found it to be pretty and interesting.