Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 42)

How then should we ‘smell the roses?’

This is one question that I have been asking and searching for an answer.

I have heard so many times and by so many different people that I should ‘smell the roses.’ These same people have hardly prescribed a way to do it.

I shall attempt to share with you what I have learned so far about ‘smelling the roses.’

Hopefully, it will inspire you to do it and to find better ways to make it a vital part of your life.

Focus

To ‘smell the roses,’ I need to focus my heart, mind and soul on the beauty of the moment.

When I’m in awe with the petal of a flower, I am totally mesmerized by the colour, texture, and the complete make-up of the petal.

Other than the petal, the mind has blocked off the rest of the environment  from my view. I am also not distracted by any changes around it.

Immersion

I am totally saturated in the moment. I am soaking in and savouring the beauty, and indulging in it with all my senses.

In doing so, time seems to have been frozen and any other thoughts – vanished from my mind. I lose myself in the wonder of the experience.

Emotion

Inevitably at such a moment, my mind and heart will be bathing in a myriad of positive feelings and emotions. I am intoxicated with the bliss of the moment.

Capturing The Moment

Where possible, I want to capture the moment clearly in my being.

It can be a mental record of the experience.

If necessary, I may take a photograph, journal my reflections, or acquire something that will help me trigger my memory of the moment.

Gratefulness

I will lift up my heart with gratefulness and thanksgiving to our Creator for the experience. By doing so, I am also forming neural pathways that can help me recall the experience and relive the magic of the moment.

When I appreciate the experience, it will help me to relish and enjoy it on a deeper level.

Sharing The Experience

When I share about the experience with other, I deepen my savouring of the moment.

I can live through the experience and even enjoy the emotional shower that results from it. It will brighten my heart and my life.

Over the years, I have learned that there’s no end to enjoying the ‘smell of the roses.’

It continues to enrich my life – and lift me to new heights. It helps me to live a FUNtastic life.

Go4It!

I hope this message will find a place in your heart.

By the way, I have also recorded other reflections.

Please go to ‘Notes’ found below my profile picture.

Visit my Transformation blog at http://hsrpatrickliew.wordpress.com

Visit my Inspiration blog at http://liewinspiration.wordpress.com

Please read them and continue to teach me.

Life is FUNtastic!

 

Question: How can we ‘smell the roses?’