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Today's
Quotation:
We’re all doing time. As soon as we get born, we find ourselves
assigned to one
little body, one set of desires and fears,
one family, city,
state, country, and planet.
Who can ever
understand exactly why or how it comes
down as it does?
The
bottom line is, here we are.
Whatever, wherever we are,
this is what we’ve got.
It’s up to us whether we do it
as easy time or hard
time.
Bo Lozoff |
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Today's
Meditation:
Here
we are. This is what we've got. These two
phrases are beautifully refined comments that very
accurately express the essence of our existence on this
planet. Here we are, and while we may wish to be
elsewhere, we aren't. We may be elsewhere--and can be,
if we wish--tomorrow or even fifteen minutes from now, but
right now, guess what? We
may wish to have more things or other things, and next week
we may have them. But for right now, we have what we
have, and we have the choice--do we enjoy what we have or
make ourselves unhappy by pining after that which we don't
have but wish we did? Understanding
it all isn't that important. It is important to
continue to try to comprehend our lives if we're to continue
to learn, but when we realize that learning takes time and
no doors to complete knowledge are going to open up
magically so that we can see all of the secrets of life,
then we see that it's important to accept what we are and
where we are and what we have and make the very best of all
of it that we can. While
many people back away from taking responsibility for their
own happiness or unhappiness, we don't have to be like the
many. We can look at our lives realistically and take
what we have and who we are for exactly what it's worth--a
lot--and make our time here on this planet much easier on
us. And if we do that, we can contribute to making the
time easier for everyone else with whom we come into
contact. It truly is up to us. |
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Questions to ponder:
1. What do the words "right
here, right now" mean to you?
2. Do you tend to make things in
your life easier or more difficult?
3. How many people end up truly
understanding
all there is to know about life? |
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For further thought:
Be
here in the moment, as an artist is here with focused
attention,
whether you are cooking, cleaning, praying,
playing, or
reading. Be here
in the moment, as an athlete
is here in that sweet spot of
time when
everything is
effortless, fluid, and free. The banquet
is spread before us,
and it is the wish of the Divine Host that we partake of the
present moment
without regrets for the past or fears
of the future.
Pledge yourself to the moment and let it teach
you.
Surrender yourself to the moment and let it preach you.
Frederic
and Mary Ann Brussat |
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