Have not been here for days. It is funny that while many thoughts have been rattling around in my mind the urge to put them dow has not been there.. Is it vacation? Maybe.
Recently had a student do a paper on mindfulness which means to be in the present. In this very moment and not to be distracted is a tall order. Then I picked up a book by M J Rose THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES only to find it was speaking of being in the present which of course is a zen concept. Interesting overlap to say the least and then I read THE LITTLE WORLD OF RUTHIE LEMING by
Ros Dreher( spelling? as I do not want to break the moment and get up) which is a man's journey within himself and his family as his sister battled cancer and lost. Once again he began to be aware of the moment more than the big picture. I have begun to wonder if these events have been not accidental but some type of plan by the man above.
The smell after a rain, the sight of a flower,coffee brewing, these things have always stopped me in my tracks and wiped my mind of all else. Nothing mattered but that moment. It did not last long but it was enough to carry me through the day. However these readings stressed the need to make such a moment last longer , to think of the specific moment without going to extensions such as telephone calls,lists of to do's. To Just Live. Is that possible in this tech rich harried world we live in? Not sure but I am going to give it a try this summer. I will keep you posted.
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