A Moment in Time
Do we ever have enough?
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With palms together,
Good Morning Everyone,
Life is very short. We all say this from time to time. In the greater scheme of things we are far less than a blink in the cosmic eye. Most of the time I think we say such a thing in order to justify doing something irresponsible, but that looks pleasurable. As if we really need to justify being pleasured.
We also say this as we age and notice the changes in our bodies and minds. We say it as we look at our children aging or our grandchildren growing up. Life is short.
What to do with our 'less than a blink' in time?
For one thing, we slow down with deliberation. We take walks. We look at things and really see them. We taste things, smell things, feel things. We spend some time doing nothing in particular; maybe meditation, maybe knitting, but just experiencing ourselves as we are,.
For another thing we begin to reflect on our behavior, our relationships, and our attitude. Who has time to be nasty? To be distant? Or to be in serious need of an "attitude adjustment"?
Paradoxically, as we do these deliberations, time seems to expand. A moment can, indeed, be infinite when we reside in it.
If we reside in our moments as receptive and caring individuals, our life becomes far less stressful and far more encouraging to self and others. As this happens, we are more and more free; less and less imprisoned by our habits, and awake to our true nature.
If only it didn't take a few decades to get to this place.
Be well.
Good Morning Everyone,
Life is very short. We all say this from time to time. In the greater scheme of things we are far less than a blink in the cosmic eye. Most of the time I think we say such a thing in order to justify doing something irresponsible, but that looks pleasurable. As if we really need to justify being pleasured.
We also say this as we age and notice the changes in our bodies and minds. We say it as we look at our children aging or our grandchildren growing up. Life is short.
What to do with our 'less than a blink' in time?
For one thing, we slow down with deliberation. We take walks. We look at things and really see them. We taste things, smell things, feel things. We spend some time doing nothing in particular; maybe meditation, maybe knitting, but just experiencing ourselves as we are,.
For another thing we begin to reflect on our behavior, our relationships, and our attitude. Who has time to be nasty? To be distant? Or to be in serious need of an "attitude adjustment"?
Paradoxically, as we do these deliberations, time seems to expand. A moment can, indeed, be infinite when we reside in it.
If we reside in our moments as receptive and caring individuals, our life becomes far less stressful and far more encouraging to self and others. As this happens, we are more and more free; less and less imprisoned by our habits, and awake to our true nature.
If only it didn't take a few decades to get to this place.
Be well.
