Articles on 'Emotions & Attitude' ↓
April 30th, 2008 — Emotions & Attitude
A wild animal doesn’t miss much. They are always alert to what is happening within and around them. That attention keeps them healthy, happy, and successful, and we could learn something from them.
A few days ago, I went for a hike in the high dry hills above Lake Okanagan, a beautiful natural area, only minutes from my home.
Despite that fabulous beauty though, after about an hour I found myself physically present in the woods, but consciously absent. I was four decades back in time, reliving fragments of a pivotal memory. Continue reading →
April 23rd, 2008 — Emotions & Attitude
How much of my life is mine to enjoy today and how much belongs to yesterday? I have asked this question of myself many times, and it has taken years to realize that the solution was ever present. And so I ask you…
Are you present in this moment, or are you reliving past emotional troubles, through this moment?
Life is short. When you’re young you feel your life will never end, but as you grow older, the end is palpable; you smell it in the distance.
It doesn’t matter how young or old you are though — your life will end someday — and so you have a limited time to achieve and be satisfied. How will you ever create your tomorrow if you are locked in the past? Your future is 100% dependent on how present you are in your mind and body in this right now moment? Continue reading →
