So often we take things for granted. Too often, we don't allow ourselves the time to just stop... take a breath... and really appreciate everything around us.

We'll take the time to complain. We'll take the time to note the atrocities, and evils of the world (and I'm not denying that they do exist). It's high time that we made time, each day, in each of our lives, to note the beauty, the wonder, and the simple things that are so very good.

When was the last time that you just stopped... to look at and appreciate the beauty of a single dew drop on a blooming flower? When was the last time that you paused... in your busy bustling day of running to and fro... to listen to and really appreciate a bird's song? Or, examine the way a squirrel eats, like a child would, with wonder?

I know we're busy, with our lives. I have two small children, I can relate, lol. But, we need to make an effort, for our own personal sanity and growth, so we don't lose sight of why life is worth it all - we need to make more of an effort to just STOP... and smell the roses.