Future Presents

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present."... Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and Philosopher

There is hidden strength sprinkled everywhere inside of every moment that is embraced to its fullest. It is simply impossible to give all to, "right this very minute" if your mind, heart, or soul is fractured with too much worry about what happened yesterday or what might happen tomorrow. Living the here and now takes determination, but the effort creates an internal depth that just cannot be reached any other way. And that is a very good thing!

Pay careful attention to tomorrow when it is your today and there will be nothing much to fret over once it  becomes yesterday. Discovering the pleasure in even the most ordinary moments validates the notion that every minute truly matters. And they truly do. So why not truly engage in the act of living a life with some purpose besides coasting from start to finish. The journey will be so much richer if it is not traveled with a slip n slide kind of mindset.

Every purposeful action requires direction and determination although results vary due to whatever measure of each you possess at any given time. But never leave it to chance. Lessons certainly lay within easy reach, so actively seek out wisdom. Visiting the library, yet never opening a book is not a sensible pastime. And ignoring the treasure of time or the value of wisdom is a fools way of getting by. Our thoughts and actions determine whether the gift of life that we possess is a blessing or a curse. How we unwrap what we were so freely given is totally up to us to decide.

Our lifetime is measured by the sum-total of seconds we spend breathing. Really living adds depth that simply being alive never reaches. The shortest bridge from one to the other is deliberate mindfulness... but it will not erect itself and nobody else can do it for you. Simply breathing, while shadow walking or rut dwelling uses an equal amount of time as really living; the rewards are where the differences exist. Do nothing... get nothing... make a real effort and every moment will become golden in one shade or another. The richest lives are ones where careful attention is given to as many separate moments as is humanly possible.

Use your time wisely or it will march along like a zombie parade... one will feed your brain, while the other will simply make a meal of it. Expand your awareness and multiply your moments... they may number just the same, but they will grow in size, depth, and value. Think about it... let it ride... then decide!!!