The smells I smell are of life…

The smells I smell are of life…
Their fragrances are life itself…
I draw life in…
And exhale peace, love and understanding.

All living things emit a fragrance…
Some even and dull…
Some like apricot jam with a tang…
Some unmistakably sad.

I love the smells of this dance of life…
It is a game without ending…
A game for more than children…
Played forever and ever again.

There is no need to make your own smell…
You’ve already got one…
It is either the sweet smell of gentleness, generosity, and kindness…
Or the stale selfish smell of complaint, worry and anxiety.

Good news! We have all been given a nose…
And we know what smells good…
Keep your sniffer focused on these things…
Take a deep sniff in…
Exhale lovingkindness.

Everyone will want a good whiff of that!

I love you,

Annie