Sunday, March 3, 2013

Live in the Moment

At church when we sing hymns I always keep my book open until the very end of the song. My brother and others have taught me that. I think it is a good habit because it makes you stay focused on what you are doing right now. And that is a hard thing to do sometimes, especially when the task at present is boring, or annoying, or the task to come is nerving, or exciting. However when I'm focused in the moment I usually get more out of it. When I was on my LDS mission they called it "sprinting to the finish." Which means to carry on and finish strong. Basically, even through the last couple minutes of class I would rather go eat my lunch, I should stick around and actually listen. The last couple weeks of winter I should go play in the snow. This last semester of college I should enjoy the friendships and the homework (do I have too?).
The problem is.... sometimes I think I am too good at this and never actually plan ahead. Which is not good either. How do you live in the moment while still being prepared for the future?
Here's a rainbow. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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  1. JuliannaMarch 6, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    That is a really nice picture. I always keep the hymn book open to the very end of the song too, but I never connected it to living in the moment. Mostly it just annoyed me when people would snap their books shut before it was over. In a sort of similar strand, someone at the bindery today said that we are almost nonexistent because all we have is our memories (which are imperfect) and our thoughts about the future (which are essentially guesses) and the right now, which is so infinitesimal that reality is almost impossible, and all we have is perception.

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  2. ShennieMarch 7, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    That is the question of my life!!!

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