“Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.” — Tennessee Williams
——————————-
I was giving my daughter a bath last night when I noticed something amazing.
She was playing with her submarine and doing absolutely nothing else. She wasn’t thinking about anything else or wanting to be doing anything else. She was present in that moment. Just her and her submarine.
Most of us have busy lives. The fact that you are even taking time out of your day to read this, gives me great joy!
Our minds of full of to-do lists and obligations that it can be an astronomical challenge to just be. Right. Where. You. Are.
Even as I write this, I am thinking….I hope my daughter doesn’t wake up soon, because I really feel like writing. She has none of those worries.
Wherever you are…be there. That is such a tiny, simple sentence…but it’s SO hard to do.
I watched my daughter laying in the tub focused on the submarine going under water, then flying in the air. She watched it get wet and she watched the water pour out of the bottom. Then she did something even more amazing. She said “did you hear that?”
I, of course, heard nothing.
“It’s a birdy!” Not only was she present in her moment, but she was aware of the smallest sounds in her environment.
It’s a lot like meditation, really. You notice your mind wandering, then you gently bring it back to focus. Today…even if just for one hour…try to be 100% present in whatever you are doing. It’s so much harder than it should be.
Photo by Thomas Despeyroux on Unsplash