Participate in Life

What would happen if I literally stopped to smell the roses? Likely, the same thing that happens when I walk instead of drive. Driving forces me to accelerate and ignore, while walking demands that I notice people, places and things that I ordinarily would simply pass, oblivious to their beauty or significance. Pausing allows me to be a participant in life rather than merely a consumer. Life takes on a whole new level of enjoyment when my perspective becomes narrow, not in a negative but a focused sort of way. Participate in life. Remove the filter of distraction. See, smell, touch, taste, enjoy. And in the enjoyment of the ordinary turned sacred, turn quickly to worship the Creator.