19th October 2024
The quote, “Stop and smell the roses,” is often attributed to golfer Walter Hagen in the 1956 book “The Walter Hagen Story” but he didn’t mention roses.
This passage was soon paraphrased as stop and smell the roses.
However, it served as a reminder to us all to slow down and take notice of the world around us, and to be present in every moment.
Mac Davis, the famous country singer, released an album in 1974,
“Smell the roses along the way”
“Hey Mister,
Where you going in such a hurry,
Don’t you think it’s time you realized,
There’s a whole lot more to life than work and worry.
The sweetest things in life are free,
And there right before your eyes
You got to Stop and Smell the roses
You’ve got to count your many blessings everyday
You’re gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
If you don’t Stop and Smell the roses along the way.
Before you went to work this morning in the city
Did you spent some time with your family
Did you kiss your wife and tell her that she’s pretty.
Did you take your children to your breast and love them tenderly.
You got to Stop and Smell the roses,
You’ve got to count your many blessings everyday
You’re gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
If you don’t Stop and Smell the roses along the way.
Did you ever take a walk through the forest,
Stop and dream a while among the trees,
Well you can look up through the leaves right straight to heaven,
You can almost hear the voice of God
In each any every breeze.
You got to Stop and Smell the Roses
You’ve got to count your many blessings everyday
You’re gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
If you don’t Stop and Smell the Roses along the way.
You got to Stop and Smell the roses,
You’ve got to count your many blessings every day.”
Smelling the flowers along the way is all about fully experiencing life and making the most of every experience.
With present moment awareness we realise that every moment is an opportunity for cultivating happiness.
This festive weekend, Slow down, appreciate the world surrounding you,
take time to Stop and Smell the flowers & stay blessed forever.