We’ve been focusing so much on getting there that we
haven’t been enjoying the ride. [Elizabeth
Eulberg, Take a
Bow]
A LOT of Life is missed out on in just this way. Focusing
elsewhere. NOT BEing Present in each moment, imperfect and oftentimes downright
boring as the moment might BE. I noticed this yesterday, painting, pretty much
all day long. I wasn’t anywhere but Right There. It was delicious.
Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in
a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out,
shouting Holy shit…what a ride! [Hunter S.
Thompson]
You know, I have always grinned at the various takes on this
quote. I BElieve it though. I think Life, lived safely and neatly, in ways
where I DO my darndest to conform and BE “right,” is plain and simple the Life
that I am NOT riding. It is the Life that
I am thinking and constructing, building out of those Legos that are “in the
box” instead of those I’m “discovering” along my way.
“Who says there has to
be a point?" He asked. "Or a reason. Maybe it's just something you
have to do.” [Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride]
Here’s what I’m thinking: MayBE all my “making sense of
things” is a wasteful exercise?!
I love you, Currie
1 comment:
Maybe we don't need to worry about it. The making sense of it all seems to come later. Just focusing on each step being the best one you can take in the best direction you can take is about all we can do. ;)
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