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Stop to smell the roses I allowed my life to become so complicated with busy-ness and just everyday living, even exercising was just another item on my list of things to do. One day when my daughter and I decided to exercise by walking around beautiful LakeJunaluska in Waynesville she taught me something. We were coming to the end of our fast-paced walk and I was thinking, “Good. One more task completed.” Then I watched my little girl stop and smell each of the many different types of roses planted along the sidewalk. She commented on each of the different fragrances and then asked, “Mommy, why don’t you ever stop to smell the roses?” Her question hit me like a ton of bricks. My tasks were no longer tasks but opportunities to stop and smell the roses and appreciate and admire life and the beautiful creation that surrounds us. Cindy
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