Stop and smell the roses!

Stop and smell the roses (idiomatic): To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.

Hey guys, hope you’ve all had a fantastic week and are looking forward to the weekend! I spent a few days in London during the week and let me tell you, it’s been a while since I just let myself think of nothing else except what was in front of me. The thing about me is, I have a really bad habit of thinking at least a few weeks ahead and sometimes worrying about things before those things even know they exist in my mind! You get what I mean, right? It‘s a habit I try really hard to break and most days, like the days I spent in London, I succeed. My whole philosophy was to enjoy myself and make sure others were too! Here are a few things that helped me stay in the present:

• Find others who like to stay in the present: if you’ve read my previous post, It Takes Two, you’ll see why it helps to have a little help. Much easier to have someone who shares the same goal and help keep you in the moment.

• Be determined: I made up my mind to enjoy myself and most of that happened because I willed it to 😁

• Think positive: when you (and others around you) turn your mind to positive things, things naturally turn more positive.

• The sun ☀️ helps: if you live in the UK like I do, you know how much the weather can affect your mood. With the sun out during the week, it was warmer, brighter and altogether just lovely!

Excuse my poor editing skills!

Enjoy this photo I took to capture my moment of stopping to smell the roses!