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Life, in all of its fullness, is
happening right now. When our thoughts are 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 live in a world
that exists only in our heads, 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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