Gift Yourself with Courage
July 10th, 2008 | by Debra Oakland |As I sit near a window overlooking the pacific ocean, I can in this moment, only feel grateful. I look back on my life at all the stories, real, imagined, my history, each one that has brought me to this moment. I have come to the conclusion that living in the present, “this now moment” is a gift I have been given and one I have not spent enough time with. I takes great courage to live in the moment, without being distracted by the furious pace of the world.
There are many gifts presented to us daily. Which ones get opened is a choice only we can make for ourselves. I wonder how many truly gratifying gifts I missed out on because they were not wrapped in pretty paper. A gift that is content to wait patiently until I open my eyes enough to see it. When I live totally present in each moment, completely immersed, life is dramatically different than when I am distracted.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift – that is why we call it the present. ~~Unknown Author
Gift yourself in courage to live in the present moment. Try it on for size and see how it fits. I am sure you will find the more you live in the now, the happier your life will be. Here is a book “The Present Moment” by Thich Nhat Hanh you may enjoy. It is a retreat on the practice of mindfulness.
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One Response to “Gift Yourself with Courage”
By BJ Welch on Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
Deb,
Your Gift Yourself with Courage article is so soul inspiring. I am working on living in the moment through all the trying times we are living in. I thank you for your insights into your own being, it is a true blessing to us all who come daily to this site and get our fix of reminders just how to keep our self centered.
I wish all Mothers could be as blessed as I am to get so much spiritual inspiration from their
daughters. Thank you for being my amazing daughter.
Mom