What does the phrase, "take time to smell the roses" mean to you?

[n2mark]

[skygazer]

1. Slow down

Enjoy life rather than race through it.

[Huckebein the Raven]

2. Take your time. Don't be hasty

[LiberalVoice]

3. Usually it means my mom wants me to mow the lawn.

:D

[mia]

4. Live in the present.

n/t

[Maddy McCall]

5. Specifically, to me, it means that while I focus on my career...

slow down sometimes and spend time with my kid, my family, and my friends.

....to do things that are pleasant and not required by my career.

[xultar]

6. STFU n/t

[cruadin]

7. It's about the journey, not the destination.

[LiberalEsto]

8. enjoy the good things life offers n/t

[ET Awful]

9. Life moves pretty fast,

if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it." Ferris Bueller

"If you don't stop and smell the roses now they might end up on you." - Bob Mould - Husker Du

[coloradodem2005]

10. Look at all the pretty flowers.

[Mr.Green93]

11. I'm about to get a thorn

in the nose.

[n2mark]

12. Stop and smell the roses

There is so much beauty in this world. Sometimes I just take my cup of coffee and sit outdoors in the morning, listen to the birds, if there are clouds in the sky, do my childhood creative thing, make images, appreciate what I have, great time for a gratitude list. Just a great time to run away from the reality of the crap that is happening in life. Enjoy my dogs, Take time to reflect, where I can improve my life. My friends have an impact in my life, I'm thankful for that. I'm thankful for DU, for all the anger on here, I'm thankful there are people who deeply care.

One of the things I do, I look back through my life, I see the failures and successes and the paths these led me where I am today. At my stage in life, with not the longevity I had several years ago, and now in retirement, I'm now trying to figure out what I am suppose to accomplish the remainder of my life. This is hard work!

I firmly believe we return to this life if we have not accomplished our mission in life. I really do not want to return, just can't figure out what it is I'm suppose to accomplish. I'll know it when I complete it.

[Redstone]

13. That someone's giving really stupid advice.

Redstone

[flvegan]

14. It means someone in The Lounge farted.

[MrScorpio]

15. Take some time out to enjoy one's surroundings

Relaxation