Present In The Moment

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Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

Eddie Cantor

You’re probably not present in the moment either!

Ivan Decker, renown Canadian comedian says:

I hate escalators. I guess I don’t have escalator etiquette. Why do people get mad when you stand on the left side of escalators? What, you’re too busy to stand on moving stairs for 20 seconds? What do you do on elevators? Punch out the ceiling panel and climb up the cable?

I laugh because that’s me. It’s ridiculous but that’s exactly what I do!

What am I in such a rush for anyway? Why must I make it to the top first? Why is it important that I make the best possible time to work? That I load my shopping cart and make it to the checkout in record time? What will I miss in the future if I don’t push through the crowd right now?

I need to keep working on being present in the moment!

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

Do you rush toward some future task or are you present in the moment?

The Gift I Want To Give

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You never get people’s fuller attention than when you’re listening to them ~ Robert Brault

Have you ever met someone and from the moment you are in their presence you feel cherished; like you’re the only other person in the world?

I met an older couple like this when I worked at the homeless organization.

Immediately I felt at home with them. We had a wonderful visit and I was sad to see them go.

After they left to go home, I noticed that the man had forgotten his wallet.

My first thought?

I would see them again!

I saw them many times after that but, it took me awhile to figure out why I felt so good around them.  It seemed to boil down to their ability to be fully present and listen.

What a gift!

Sadly, I am not naturally this type of person. While you’re talking, my mind is busy formulating a response to what you just said.

I WANT to be that type of person though and I am working on it. It’s a gift that I’d like to share with others.

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

Have you ever experienced that gift?