SLOWING DOWN TO SMELL THE ROSES...GOD'S GOT MY BACK

This morning, as usual, I stopped by to read the wonderfully crafty, hooky, idyllic blog of Lucy at Attic24.  What struck me most today was the joy she obviously felt in the tiny bits and pieces of life that she so beautifully documented on her blog.  She truly was taking time to stop and smell the roses!  Her post highlighted for me the stark difference between savoring life and simply rushing through it!  Even though I have to take things VERY slowly some days because my body simply won't cooperate, I can honestly say that my mind is still in go-Go-GO! mode.  I'm still ruminating over the thousands of things I need or want to do...and getting more and more frustrated by my inability to do it right then and there.  My ToDo list is longer than my right arm; and when I CAN accomplish something I'm rushing through it to get on to the next thing on the list.  SUCH A WASTE!!!

God gave me 52+ (so far, hopefully more) years on this beautiful earth and I have spent SO much of my life just whizzing through it without taking the time to really and truthfully APPRECIATE each little nuance of life and love that surrounds me.  SHAME ON ME!!!

I am vowing right here and now to SLOW DOWN AND SMELL THE ROSES AND BE TRULY THANKFUL FOR THE INCREDIBLE LIFE I HAVE BEEN GIVEN!!!!!!!!  I'm my own worst enemy manufacturing my own ridiculous and miniscule list of things to worry and fret about.  No need!  I learned years ago during a life threatening health crisis to just "let go, let GOD"...and I have done pretty well in turning that aspect of my life and worries over to HIM.  But God is there for each and every aspect of my life and in Him I should have NO worries. 

So...Thank You, Lord God, for having my back.

It's time to SAVOR my life...