While talking with a fellow mindfulness student today he said something that left an impression.
What he said was "we need to be wherever our feet are."
In other words, we need to be present wherever we're standing at the moment.
This is not a new concept in mindfulness. But I like the way he expressed it - it's another way for me to remember what mindfulness is all about. Which is to be present each moment we're breathing.
Too many times we're standing in one place. But our mind is racing hours or days or weeks ahead.
As a result, we miss this precious moment on the path of life . Instead of being here as each wonderful second unfolds, we're in a meeting somewhere sorting out a problem that might not even be a problem. We just might think it's a problem.
Or else we're riding on a mental backhoe, excavating through some junk heap from our past. And who knows what we're looking for?
The moment you're reading this sentence is the moment we're living our lives. If you're reading this sentence while also mulling over an argument you had with your girlfriend or boss, then you're not present. You're neither here, nor there. Where are you?
And this moment is all the Universe has really given us. Let's seize it. And savor it.
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