Why is it such a struggle to just give our attention to the most important person – the one in front of us right now - and to give that same affirmation of value to the moment we’re in?
What a high price we pay, when we get so caught up in our heads that we forget how amazing the moment can be, a moment just like this morning…
Here was the reality:
Warm and cozy in my car, on the country road that I could navigate with eyes closed, with the world all around me – every tree, leaf, yard, rooftop - of the purest white and breathtakingly beautiful. You know, you saw it: each flake it’s own unique size and shape, dancing thick and floating on the deep silence that only that kind of snowfall can bring. How absolutely magical in end March, the last hurrah for another two or three hundred days…
And here’s where I was:
First, in the past: “I hope I locked the door; I wasn’t expecting this; I can’t believe I had to get out my boots; yesterday was so busy I know I’m forgetting something…”
Then, in the future: “I know this is going to make me late; I wonder if anyone will show up today; I have to remember to pick up bananas…”
Bananas? Really? I missed it, and now it’s gone.
What a high price we pay, when we get so caught up in our heads that we forget how amazing the moment can be, a moment just like this morning…
Here was the reality:
Warm and cozy in my car, on the country road that I could navigate with eyes closed, with the world all around me – every tree, leaf, yard, rooftop - of the purest white and breathtakingly beautiful. You know, you saw it: each flake it’s own unique size and shape, dancing thick and floating on the deep silence that only that kind of snowfall can bring. How absolutely magical in end March, the last hurrah for another two or three hundred days…
And here’s where I was:
First, in the past: “I hope I locked the door; I wasn’t expecting this; I can’t believe I had to get out my boots; yesterday was so busy I know I’m forgetting something…”
Then, in the future: “I know this is going to make me late; I wonder if anyone will show up today; I have to remember to pick up bananas…”
Bananas? Really? I missed it, and now it’s gone.