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Life, in all of its fullness, is happening right now. While our thoughts are
sometimes elsewhere, beautiful opportunities and moments are being passed
over and lost to the flow of time. And though we cannot possibly fully
experience each leaf that falls to the ground, sometimes we get so attached
to reaching our goals that we don’t pay attention to the wonder all around
us. When we do that, we live in a world that exists only in our heads, and we
miss life itself. There is so much to be enjoyed and appreciated that we need
to remember to pay attention to the present moment, because it is the only
space in which we can experience being alive.
We learn from our past, but dwelling on it keeps us from being fully present
to life in the moment. We create our lives with our thoughts, but focusing so
firmly on our imagined future keeps us from co-creating with the universe, so
we might never allow ourselves to live our dreams as they manifest. It’s
possible to be so happy and comfortable in our inner worlds that we lose
touch with the business of life.
Life must be attended to, and if we are wise, we can enjoy it at the same
time. We can awaken ourselves to the moment we are living right now by taking
a deep breath and simply looking around. In doing so, we refocus our
attention on our location in the real world. Then we can learn to appreciate
the process of working toward our goals as much as their attainment.
Balancing ourselves between the present moment and eternity, we can
experience and enjoy the full range of reality available to us as spiritual
beings living on earth.
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