"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -- Annie Dillard
We lose the power of the moment because we're so rarely in it.
We're reliving the past or speculating about the future. We continue to
believe that tomorrow's the day when I'll be more capable, more wealthy,
more fit and more loving. Meanwhile, I'm just putting in time, dreaming
of better things but not making any concrete move to realize them.
When you find yourself thinking of the future or the past, bring
your awareness into the present moment. Really experience how you feel
and what's happening around you, without judgment. If we can treasure
each moment, our lives will be rich, no matter what we have
accomplished.
"Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two
golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered
for they are gone forever."
"If, before going to bed every night, you will tear a page from
the calendar, and remark, 'there goes another day of my life, never to
return,' you will become time conscious."
We lose the power of the moment because we're so rarely in it.
We're reliving the past or speculating about the future. We continue to
believe that tomorrow's the day when I'll be more capable, more wealthy,
more fit and more loving. Meanwhile, I'm just putting in time, dreaming
of better things but not making any concrete move to realize them.
When you find yourself thinking of the future or the past, bring
your awareness into the present moment. Really experience how you feel
and what's happening around you, without judgment. If we can treasure
each moment, our lives will be rich, no matter what we have
accomplished.
"Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two
golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered
for they are gone forever."
"If, before going to bed every night, you will tear a page from
the calendar, and remark, 'there goes another day of my life, never to
return,' you will become time conscious."
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