stop and smell the roses
Pause, appreciate beauty
Stop and smell the roses means to pause from busy activity and appreciate life's simple pleasures.
The image is of someone rushing past a garden without noticing its beauty.
The phrase often appears as advice to workaholics or the overly ambitious: You need to stop and smell the roses before life passes you by.
- gather rosebudsSeize youthful opportunities now
- carpe diemGrasp the present moment
- seize the dayEmbrace the present moment
- life is shortExistence passes quickly
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
savoring · pause · take a breather · cherishing · count your blessings · garden · quiet moment · enjoyment · grounding · happiness · mindfulness · awe · breathe · stroll · contentment · gratitude · awareness · admiration
stop and smell the roseshustle
Energetic, aggressive action
rat race · burn the candle at both ends · grind · pedal to the metal · nonstop
stop and smell the rosesmiss the forest for the trees
Ignore whole for parts
go through the motions · mindlessness · nose to the grindstone · tune out · tunnel vision
stopped, stopping, stops, stoppage, stopper, unstoppable, smell, smells, smelled