In the Moment

Somehow, while I was getting ready to go to my old job this morning, it occurred to me that if I just focused on the current moment, I was pretty happy!

I was sitting at my vanity in my warm and cozy bedroom in our warm and cozy house. My lovely daughter was getting herself ready in her warm and cozy room across the hall. Our cats were purring and chasing each other around our house with total freedom. My steaming and comforting mug of tea was right beside me. We have plenty to eat, the bills are paid, we have heat, electricity, running water, telephones, wireless Internet. We have complete health, loving families, and freedom to make choices. That's really so much to be thankful for, and there's so much more that I haven't listed.

It was such a terrific thought to have, and really made me think that that's all one really needs to do during the day - take care of the present moment. In doing that, it's easy to think about what is good at only that moment. It also seems easier to focus on what I WANT, since I'm only thinking about focusing right now, in the moment.

This idea of focusing on and living in the moment seems to make the day so much more positive and easy. Oh, yeah!