Presently Living in the Present...

Quote for the month:

“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.”

Greg Anderson

I had a discussion with one of my friends last summer about this very quote. We talked about how in life we tend to move fast, heading right to the end product or destination. How often do we literally stop to smell the roses on our evening walk, sit on a bench on vacation to take in the sights and sounds, or really watch our children play and interact with their friends, all without judgement and just a pure present awareness? He left the conversation with: it's not about where we end up in life but how we got there.

Currently I'm in Sacramento visiting my family and I have found myself mentally wandering in and out of the adventures of the coming months. My future plans could change at any moment and yet I sit here wasting my present time thinking of the future. I realize how important it is to live in the present and enjoy the gifts, such as family, that life offers you.

So I write this now as a reminder to you the reader and me the writer that if we hurry too fast in life then we might just miss it.