Enjoy Life

Stop and smell the coffee
Take a sip, relax
Dont dwell on the uncertain,
Focus only on the facts

Close your eyes a moment
Take a bit to breath
Clear your mind a little
Then listen close to me

This world is crazy darling
With busyness galore
With jobs and friends and family
Want-tos, needs, and more

Sometimes we start to spiral
As the world spins all around
And the many pressures that we feel
Weigh our shoulders down.

We rush through days unseeing
Keeping our blinders on
And in attempt to block distractions
We find it's the good that's gone.

As we climb the ladders
Work to please everyone else
We forget to look around us
And take a minute for ourselves.

We hustle and we bustle
And we scarcely stop to breath
Or to help a neighbor
Or blow off a little steam

Sometimes we go until we find
We're over cooked, burnt out
Or worse, we explode because we're broken,
Left with only tears or shouts

So instead of pushing through this
What if you stop and take some time
To rest and wish and think and breath
Oh dear friend of mine?

Look around at beauty-
It surrounds you every day
Let it calm you and remind you
That there are better ways.

For rushing here and all around
Only gets us just so far
Sometimes a slow, more peaceful pace
Can get us to the stars.

If you'll pause to dream and wonder
And wander a bit more, too...
If you'll slow the pace your life has
And to yourself be a bit more true

Your heart will be more happy
You'll dance and laugh and sing
And oh, to those around you,
So much more joy you'll chance to bring.

So stop and smell the coffee,
Or the roses, or the like ...
And dare to breath a little
Remember to enjoy life.