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Today's
Meditation:
Right here and right now, I have work to do, so my
main goal is to do that work well and try to make it
something worthwhile. Later, in another right here
and right now, I'm going to have the chance to talk to
someone I like, and I hope to be fully aware and involved
in that conversation. At other times, I'll be
teaching, eating, watching a movie, reading, writing,
spending time with loved ones-- and if I'm thinking about
things other than where I am and who I'm with, I'm
probably going to miss out on much of the potential of
each given moment that I experience.
It saddens me to see the number of people who are willing
to pull out cell phones and talk to someone who isn't even
around when they have the chance to spend time with
another person. That conversation pulls them from
the present time and place and company, and they're not
able to fully appreciate where they are and the person
with whom they are. If I spend my time worrying
about tomorrow's work or test or activity, then today's
wonderful moments are going to pass right by, missed by
me. If I spend my day upset about what happened
yesterday, then today gets short shrift, and never has a
fair chance to shine.
There are many mysteries about life. Why are we
here? How did we get here? What's our purpose
as living beings? These mysteries are fun to
ponder. But only one thing about life really isn't a
mystery-- what's happening in the here and now. If I
commit myself fully to each present moment, then I can
find the treasure that's imbedded in each moment of my
life, and what a collection of treasures I'll have by the
time I finish on this planet! If I can make the most
out of each moment I live, then my life truly will be
worthwhile and fascinating and amazing.
Please don't miss your present moments. You're
surrounded by people who are fascinating and who need your
help, if you just take the chance one moment to get to
know them a bit better and find out more about them.
The work that you do can be more interesting and
involving, if you put yourself into it fully and try to do
it in unique and more effective ways. The
relationships you have can be rejuvenated if you put more
into them by listening better, hearing more, and giving to
fulfill the needs you perceive by paying closer
attention. Don't miss out on your life, which
consists of many present moments, one after the other.
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