Right now, in this moment, I sit watching the lights on our Christmas tree twinkle on and off in random patterns, and I remember another December evening 21 years ago watching these same lights twinkling. I was very pregnant and peaceful, and joyfully aware of how immensely right things are in the world.
In this moment all is well. There is no way to know exactly what the next moment will bring, but right now my feet are up, my tummy is full, and there is nothing I need do but enjoy the peace that those familiar lights, and ornaments, bring to me.
In this moment I breathe; my heart beats. I am, and that is all I need. The concerns of the day may arise in another moment, but that moment is not now.
Only in present time can we fully experience the magic of this beloved existence. It isn’t always easy to keep our focus on the current moment, because life is full of needs and wants and what-ifs that take us out into the future, or back into the past.
A dear friend forwarded me an email recently that said, in part, “There is no situation too big to handle; just put one foot in front of the other.” What a perfect sentiment for being in present time.
The past is gone, and I don’t know what the future will bring. But I can be here right now, with this next step, and the next. One step at a time, I create my own perfect dance, in time with the twinkling light of my soul.
May this tool be a blessing. . .
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