Morning Reflections
September 6, 2017 by arlene
Ah, the sun is smiling again after a few days of rain, thunderstorms every day and storms up north. Hopefully, this weather holds until the weekend.
I am suddenly reminded of these lines from the song Fifty Ninth Street Bridge by Simon and Garfunkel.
♫♪♫Slow down, you movin’ too fast
You gotta make the moment last♪♪♫
Make the moments last.
Easier said than done, I think. Sometimes we are not too focused on these moments, those little acts of kindness that make the heart sing, those lovely times stored in our memories, those moments of togetherness that make us smile and laugh. Sometimes, we forget.
We live in a busy world, a frenzy of everything and anything. We live in a world where silence is sometimes unappreciated. We go with the flow but the tide turns in the opposite direction. We are frantic not knowing how to reach our destination. The travel is rough, the course is not smooth.
Slow down.
Take time to smell the flowers, we always say. Do we even have the time to appreciate them? Do we even have the time to just be grateful with everyday blessings?
Celebrate life. Dream. Believe. Have Faith.
This hits hard today 🙌 I’ve been thinking all day about why we’re all so busy and trying to keep up with life before drowning. It’s time to take a step back and smell the roses. Smell them for all their worth. This was perfectly written.
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Oh, it probably made you think how fast we’ve been traveling. Yes,let’s take a step back and rest a while. Thanks Tiffany!
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I have been learning to slow down for five years now, since I retired. I have now got to the stage where I always stop and notice things. However, the time still goes by without me, and seems to move just as fast.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Oh, oh, your comments went to my spam folder Pete, I wonder why.
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WordPress glitches again!
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😦 sorry for that!
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Yes, slow down! So true!
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Thank you Mick.
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Such an important reminder Arlene, thank you .
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You’re welcome Miriam, thanks too.
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I had my fix of roses today, Arlene. How about you? 🙂 🙂
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It was a lazy morning Jo, just catching up on reading!
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Slow and steady wins the race, was that Aesop?
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Yes, The Tortoise and the Hare? Thank you so much.
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