Enjoy your life now, with what you've got, and with whoever you're sharing it with. Your life is happening now, not in the future when you've reached your goals, and not in the past when you thought it was the good ole days. Now. This is all you've got. So, enjoy it. And if you … Continue reading Enjoy
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Are We There Yet?
Anyone who has ever been on a family road trip has undoubtedly heard the often repeated question: Are we there yet?! It's impatient at best, and passive aggressive to say the least. Because if you're looking out at nothing but highway and scenery, then you ain't there yet. Asking that question only makes the journey … Continue reading Are We There Yet?
Now
There's no time like the present. Well, there's really no other time to be concerned with than the absolute present. The power is in the Now. Now is all we ever really have. We are fully alive when we remember that, and are mindfully present. There is peace to be found, being in the present … Continue reading Now
This Moment
Eckhart Tolle says: Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. If we were to truly heed his words and realize this statement deeply and consistently, then I believe that most of our suffering would cease. Suffering comes from resistance. And what we are resisting most consistently is the present moment. We're … Continue reading This Moment
What is certain
Today I heard one of the talking heads, from their little grid of Zoom boxes that lately make up what passes for television talk shows, say that we're currently dealing with a "weird loss of certainty," and it's hard navigating it, as they are a "control freak." Actually, I don't think we had any kind … Continue reading What is certain
It’s all here, now
When I feel overwhelmed, it's because I'm thinking I need to solve all of the problems in my world right in that immediate moment. I don't even know where to start, but I already feel like I'm behind. The deal with thinking about all of your problems is that you're actively directing your thoughts towards … Continue reading It’s all here, now
Life is short
Life is short. That's what they say, anyway. I know that when I'm at my lowest, life feels like its too long. Like if I catch myself sitting around waiting for a horrible pandemic to end, the days can seem to drag on forever. On the other hand, when it's time to turn in for … Continue reading Life is short
Forget time
When I'm fully engaged in the present, and when I'm really invested in what I'm doing in the here and NOW, I have no time to wallow about the past or worry about the future. In fact, at that point I have no sense of time at all. It's when I've taken my attention away … Continue reading Forget time
Romancing the past
The past is an imaginary place that doesn't exist. You can't live there. Even if they could invent one of those Sci-Fi time machines and you were to go back, you'd find that the "real" past isn't anywhere near the same as the one you've romanticized in your memories. Life does keep marching forward, however. … Continue reading Romancing the past
The Treasures of Life
The things we want more and more of are only appealing as long as they are still an option. You may wish you could stay in bed forever, but ask a bedridden invalid how they feel about never getting up. You may want unlimited ice cream sundaes, but if that suddenly became the only food … Continue reading The Treasures of Life
Like a Fox! 