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Jan 10

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Details of this Day, Notice

“if you habitually look behind and beyond where you are, discontentment will be an eager companion.”― Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t, and Get Stuff Done

“True fulfillment comes from subtraction, from removing everything that distracts you from what matters and leaving only what’s essential.”― Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius Way

What’s essential to you, not others, you?
What really matters, has meaning, depth, beauty?
To remain in the present
Awake to beauty
Pursuing connection, contentment, ease, delight, awe, wonder
Subtract and double-down on what gets your heart beating, lungs expanding
Cardio workout for joy
The rest is noise
Quiet, clarity, notice
The details of this day.

“be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t…to you.”― Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius Way

Jul 2

Fertile Ground of Today

“It’s never too late to begin for one who is on the path of making the most of the moment. Where you are is good enough place to begin.” ― Abraham Omorogiuwa

“It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else.”― John Cage

Now.
The only space and place to be.
Not looking back stuck in quicksand of regret, resentment, unforgiveness.
Not looking too far ahead frozen by a fabricated future, assuming, predicting, limiting.
Smack in the middle.
Of the present moment.
Keep me in this day.
Where grace, plenty, and enough overflow.
Witness, partake, participate fully.
Evolving, emerging, unfolding in the fertile rich soil of now.
Dig, seed, nurture.

“i will never have
this version of me again
let me slow down
and be with her
– always evolving”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

Jun 9

The Now Things

“We are, always, poets, exploring possibilities of meaning in a world which is also all the time exploring possibilities.”― Margaret J. Wheatley, A Simpler Way

“As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out the present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love – even the most simple action.”― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

In the now thing, not the next thing
In the now thing, not the last thing
In the now thing, steeped in presence and attention
Aware and awake
To see the wide expanse, deep beauty
Filled with awe, wonder and gorgeous delight
The now things, on the ground we stand

“Accept — then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life.”― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Nov 14

In the Present Moment

“Life is available only in the present moment.”― Thich Nhat Hanh, Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions

“May you live every day of your life.”― Jonathan Swift

Drop anchor.
Pause.
Hover.
Look longer.
Color, nuance, hue.
Breathe deeply.
In and out, repeat.
In the slowing, witness beauty.
Partake in quiet.
Put down the unnecessary.
Tune out to tune in.

“Smile, breathe and go slowly.”― Thich Nhat Hanh

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