Time
Today I am grateful for a phone conversation with my sister Ann and for the health care available to those who need it. We are so fortunate in this country to have the access we do.
Happy Birthday Ann! Each birthday is a reason to reflect and celebrate. It's the gift of another day.
The gift of another day. That is how I try to look at life each morning when I get up. Some days my brain is already on overload before I get out of bed, but that is happening less and less. I believe that is the case because I am practicing mindfulness and presence more and more. Gratitude practice has opened up the world of "right here, right now" to me. Amazing. Amazing grace.
Energy given to the present moment is never wasted. But energy spent spinning in yesterday's regrets or tomorrow's worries is wasted. Gone. I will never get it back. I have too much I want to do with my life, with this succession of moments, to carelessly squander precious energy.
So it is about TIME. This poem I wrote five years ago sums it up.
Happy Birthday Ann! Each birthday is a reason to reflect and celebrate. It's the gift of another day.
The gift of another day. That is how I try to look at life each morning when I get up. Some days my brain is already on overload before I get out of bed, but that is happening less and less. I believe that is the case because I am practicing mindfulness and presence more and more. Gratitude practice has opened up the world of "right here, right now" to me. Amazing. Amazing grace.
Energy given to the present moment is never wasted. But energy spent spinning in yesterday's regrets or tomorrow's worries is wasted. Gone. I will never get it back. I have too much I want to do with my life, with this succession of moments, to carelessly squander precious energy.
So it is about TIME. This poem I wrote five years ago sums it up.
Time—On My Side?
Unlimited demand
Limited supply
Priorities
Clashing
Days
Crashing
Together
What is
A mere
Human
To do?
Slow down
Slow
Down
Too far
Behind
Too far
Ahead
Let life
Catch up
Who is
The enemy—
Time?
Or expectations?
Slow down
And the
Answer
Comes into
Focus
(LV 1/22 and
1/24/10)
When I "accept more and expect less" time comes at me in a steady flow, neither drowning me or leaving me parched.
Time. How will you spend yours today? Give gratefulness some time and you will gain a healthier perspective.
When I "accept more and expect less" time comes at me in a steady flow, neither drowning me or leaving me parched.
Time. How will you spend yours today? Give gratefulness some time and you will gain a healthier perspective.
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