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Carpe Diem! (Seize the Day!)
On my way to the San Francisco airport, I got caught in traffic on the Bay Bridge. Wondering how long I would be stuck, I began to worry about missing my plane. Just having come from a restful retreat in the mountains, suddenly I felt the stressful chemistry of anxiety encroach on my body. Then an inner voice spoke: "It's one thing to miss the plane, but it's quite another to miss the moment. " Stunned, I recognized that I had just missed a moment of life. I took a few deep breaths, looked out at the springtime sun shimmering on the water, opened the window to feel the breeze, and turned on the radio to find some enjoyable music. Ah, that felt better. I could always catch another plane, but I could never catch another this moment.
All of life is right where you are. Never trade the peace of now for fear or worry. Because you carry the spark of God with you, you have the power to illuminate any time, any place.
Help me to be fully present. Help me to find beauty where I am.
I claim the riches of the universe right where I am.
Alan Cohen , A deep breath of Life
On my way to the San Francisco airport, I got caught in traffic on the Bay Bridge. Wondering how long I would be stuck, I began to worry about missing my plane. Just having come from a restful retreat in the mountains, suddenly I felt the stressful chemistry of anxiety encroach on my body. Then an inner voice spoke: "It's one thing to miss the plane, but it's quite another to miss the moment. " Stunned, I recognized that I had just missed a moment of life. I took a few deep breaths, looked out at the springtime sun shimmering on the water, opened the window to feel the breeze, and turned on the radio to find some enjoyable music. Ah, that felt better. I could always catch another plane, but I could never catch another this moment.
All of life is right where you are. Never trade the peace of now for fear or worry. Because you carry the spark of God with you, you have the power to illuminate any time, any place.
Help me to be fully present. Help me to find beauty where I am.
I claim the riches of the universe right where I am.
Alan Cohen , A deep breath of Life
Karen
Nice! I think I'll write that down and carry it with me. Powerful words there. :-)
Thanks..
xo
~Chris
Thanks for posting this. I to was one who lived 20 years into the future or my past missing the moment. Today I do stop and smell the roses even if I do get a few strange looks from time to time. but that's ok. Live in the NOW. No Other Way.
God Bless...
Lionel