stop and smell the roses

i have a tendency to rush cailin along with

whatever it is we are doing.  i recently read

an article about not doing that very thing

because i have a take your time, carefree girl.

she does not like to be rushed or told to hurry.

and sometimes there is no reason to hurry her except 

for the fact that i'm ready.  that's not a good enough reason.

i'm trying very hard to slow down and let my carefree girl

take her time getting her shoes on and grabbing whatever

it is she wants to put in her purse before we leave to go 

somewhere.  she likes to stop and observe the things around

her and i often find myself hurrying her into a store or the car.

i'm taking more time to let her "stop and smell the roses".

its been hard because i'm not a super patient person and i 

like to go and get my things done, but things don't always have

to be rushed.  i want her to be able to take her time when appropriate.

and here she is doing just that outside of costco the other day.

she loved these little purple flowers and wanted to touch, smell,

and look at them.  and i let her and she was so happy.  i'm determined to 

take more time and let her experience the world around her.