June is celebrated as U.S. National Rose Month.
Which leads us to William Shakespeare’s line from Romeo and Juliet…”That which we call a Rose – By any other name would smell as sweet.“
If we are able, going for a walk through our neighborhoods will lead us past at least one garden with a blossoming rose bush.
Even if scent has been bred out of a rose to increase disease resistance, we still can appreciate the flower’s beauty.
Once in a while, we encounter a deep red Mr. Lincoln Rose and marvel at its beauty and fragrance.
Ours is a three-fold connection to health, fitness and outdoor roses:
1. The color, the shape, a gentle touch of underneath petal awakens all our senses – enriching Life in that instant.
2. Giving ourselves time to go outdoors for a walk, and slowing down to Stop and Smell the Roses1 eases fretting over any circumstance which may have been bothering us.
3. Discovering roses while on a walk, for most of us, naturally increases appreciation and gratitude.
In cardiac research from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and other scientific sources we read that Being Thankful, even for the little things, helps to lower stress levels, improve blood pressure and possibly reduce inflammation.
Let’s enjoy our neighbors’ Roses this month – Remembering that By Any Other Name we can discover Health and Fitness. WF!
1. Quote from golfer Walter Hagen: “Don’t hurry. Don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” This passage was soon paraphrased as stop and smell the roses.
UPDATE on the pool playing Slump I wrote about two weeks ago…This last Saturday during my American Pool Players (APA) monthly Ladies League I won my first match in many weeks – Breaking the Slump. YAY!
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