“The birth of a man is the birth of his sorrow. The longer he lives, the more stupid he becomes, because his anxiety to avoid unavoidable death becomes more and more acute. What bitterness! He lives for what is always out of reach! His thirst for survival in the future makes him incapable of living in the present.” ~ Chuang Tzu

This made me stop in my tracks. How true. How sad. Living in the moment is the only answer to truly living. We will not live forever, so finding that balance to living and loving now that will benefit generations… that is the challenge. Think on love. Explore it, ponder it, because it is complicated to the busy mind, but go after it and be challenged to know it’s true meaning in your life. xoxoxox Otherwise, I think we are all just chasing air.

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Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement… get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

I could not have said it any better. This is living in the moment. This is having a childlike heart. It is not a mystical or religious thing, it is turning our minds toward a different gaze, one of infinite possibilities and the miracle of life.

XOXOXO Have an amazing Day!

Sandy

To be present in the moment and embrace each nuance of it is a gift we must learn to recognize, and there is no better teacher for this than love. Love unrequited, love satisfied, self love, brotherly love, your love rejected, love grown cold, love gone away, love nurtured, lusty love – in every case, love will shake you to your hearts core all while showing us that we are really not in control.  No one is in control. We learn to let go in love. We learn to hold on through selflessness, giving, thinking of ourselves second. We learn the power of “other” and humility when a decision is made and we know that someone else will embrace, acquiesce, or defiantly reject it. We are not in control of other’s behavior, affections, or desires. So if we are getting what the Universe is giving, we are practicing opening our hearts and becoming increasingly aware of each moment. Acknowledging gratefully the power of letting go and with a strong will accepting responsibility for our own behavior. In times when I long for more (you know those old friends “want and desire”?), I stop, take note, and speak to the brevity of the day and the infinite possibilities that teem within me. Those reality moments are my eternity, cherished. They bring peace and acknowledge that I am enough, allowing me to give back the gifts the Universe has given.
~ Sandy Hibbard