Smell the Roses

Back in February I started having anxiety attacks. I remember thinking I was having a heart attack as I was driving down I-45. I felt disconnected and couldn't breathe. I managed to get off the freeway and into a parking lot believing I was dying. That was the first of many to come. I was on medications for about 3 months, but felt worse while on them. I think the stresses from the last couple of years had finally caught up with my body.

Sometimes I feel like that tree in the back yard that grew faster than its roots. And in that last storm, it finally broke. So lately, I have slowed my life down. I try not to take on more than I can handle, both physically and mentally.

I want to stop and smell the roses before they are laid upon my grave.

Mac Davis really says it best...

Hey Mister
Where you going in such a hurry
Don't you think it's time you realized
There's a whole lot more to life than work and worry
The sweetest things in life are free
And there right before your eyes
You got to Stop and Smell the roses
You've got to count your many blessings everyday
You're gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road
If you don't Stop and Smell the roses along the way

...conquering anxiety is... on this cowboys mind.



(Stop and Smell the Roses: Mac Davis)