The present, this moment, this is all you've got. Friends ask: But if you live only for today, how will you achieve your dreams?
My reply: It is precisely why I want to live the fullest of this moment that I am putting block after block to my dreams. You find this mind-boggling? Let me just explain a bit.
When you are distracted from the present moment, your thoughts get scattered. You become like a full blossom played upon by a naughty passer-by. You cease to be a full blossom that very moment that you are declaring your meaning as a blossom. That's true with our thoughts. When we get scattered, we forget to soak into what our thoughts imply. We are more than thoughts.When we allow ourselves to get out of focus, we loosen our grip on the purpose why we are thinking and why we are scattering our thoughts. Does this confuse you more?
What the sages teach us is to savor each present moment for it is only through it that we can say we are truly alive. Because of our gift of presence to who we are, why we are where we are, we are able to go deeper into our feelings. We are able to
feel the language of silence and feel where it leads us. It is in moments of silence and presence that hunches and insights find a place in our being.
