Being Present

Well, I've found out very quickly that I am not very good at this particular focus.  Turns out, I possibly could focus on being present ALL YEAR long.  Perhaps I will continue to focus on this. 

My mind is often all over the place.  Particularly right now when I am waiting for some specific things to happen so I can "move forward"  

Two times this week I was playing with my daughter during her room time and I specifically had to tell myself to focus on what we were doing, to just play and enjoy.  I was happy I did it.  It's not easy for me.  My mind might wander, especially when we repeat play.  But I tried and felt much more fulfilled for doing it that way.

I've also totally messed it up.  Today we were taking a walk and she wanted to go into one cul-de-sac and I did not.   Honestly, I was frustrated most of the walk because I was having to push her bike (while she walked).  The worst part was I knew that I was missing out of the simple pleasure of walking on a nice day.  I don't know why it's hard to push that stuff aside sometimes!

I'd been a little disappointed I have been unable to find many quotes that go along with being present.  Not that I've had much time to look!  Tonight I was reading Forget Me Not by Dieter F. Uchtdoft I happened upon something that fit.  (There are many good thoughts in this talk, this is just one of them)

"The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments.  They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives.  These are they who are truly happy."