One Wild and Precious Life

When I was in high school, I had a friend who loved quotes like I did. We found one that left an imprint on me for all these years. It is not that I am following the wisdom within this phrase faithfully, but having it memorized and referred to often, makes me mindful. The quote says, "While you are dreaming of the future or regretting the past, the present, which is all you have, slips from you and is gone." 

It's so easy to get caught up in judging what we have not become or not done in the past and worrying or wishing into the future. The present. Ah, the gift of now to live our best selves no matter what, is the gift we give ourselves and those around us. 

Thanks for listening.