THE MOMENT IS ALL YOU EVER HAVE
Yesterday is gone.
Tomorrow has not arrived.
Life only visits us in one place.
Right here.
Right now.
BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW
THE MOMENT IS ALL YOU EVER HAVE
Wherever you go… there you are.
The moment is both the arrival point and the departure point.
What a magnificent mystery we have here courtesy of the Mystery Maker.
We spend so much of our lives running toward tomorrow, recovering from yesterday, planning, worrying, remembering, regretting, anticipating, and calculating.
Meanwhile, life patiently waits for us in the only place it has ever existed.
NOW.
My fellow travelers, there is nothing else but to enjoy the moment because, in truth, that is all there really is.
LOOK ANYWHERE AND FOCUS… THAT IS YOUR WORLD FOR THE MOMENT
Learning to sip instead of gulp is highly recommended.
I am reminded of a story about a professional camping guide who took a group of beginners into the wilderness.
Once they arrived, everyone immediately rushed into action.
They hurried to erect their tents.
They hurried to gather firewood.
They hurried to prepare dinner.
They hurried because they were already thinking about what came next.
The guide, however, chose to play the tortoise rather than the hare.
He carefully selected his campsite.
He slowly erected his tent.
He thoughtfully stacked enough wood for the entire night.
He prepared his meal with patience.
He moved through every task as if it were either his first day on Earth or his last.
He noticed things the others missed.
The colors of the sunset.
The smell of pine in the evening air.
The sound of crackling wood.
The first appearance of the stars.
The cool breeze across his face.
The miracle of simply being alive.
EXISTING IS NOT LIVING
Many people exist.
Far fewer actually live.
Being busy is not the same thing as being fulfilled.
Movement is not necessarily progress.
Noise is not necessarily life.
The guide understood something many people never learn.
Life is not hiding at the finish line.
Life is happening during the journey.
The destination is temporary.
The journey is where the treasure is found.
RULER OF ALL HE SURVEYED
The guide learned to make the journey count rather than simply count the journeys.
He tasted life.
He chewed life.
Then he sucked every drop of marrow from it before moving on.
He lived by a different clock.
The NOW clock.
Not the calendar clock.
Not the anxiety clock.
Not the regret clock.
The NOW clock.
Every moment was worthy of his full attention.
Every moment had value.
Every moment was enough.
THE GREAT DECEPTION
Many people tell themselves:
“I’ll be happy when…”
When I get the promotion.
When I retire.
When I find the right relationship.
When I buy the house.
When I lose the weight.
When I have more money.
When the kids grow up.
When things calm down.
The list never ends.
The tragedy is that happiness keeps getting postponed into a future that never arrives.
Tomorrow is always tomorrow.
The future never becomes the present until it becomes NOW.
And when it does, many people are already busy worrying about the next tomorrow.
HAPPY RIGHT NOW
I am wishing you a very HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
Not next week.
Not next year.
Not after everything gets fixed.
Right now.
If today happens to be a holiday, wonderful.
If today happens to be your birthday, wonderful.
If today happens to be a special event, wonderful.
But if you truly understand this Pearl, then every moment becomes a holiday.
Every sunrise becomes a celebration.
Every conversation becomes a gift.
Every meal becomes a feast.
Every breath becomes a blessing.
PEARLS CONNECTION
One of the recurring themes throughout Pearls for the Soul is gratitude for what already is.
Many people are searching for happiness while standing knee-deep in blessings.
The soul thrives when it learns appreciation.
The soul awakens when it notices.
The soul expands when it becomes grateful.
The more present you become, the richer life becomes.
Not because life changed.
Because you finally showed up for it.
PEARLS FOR THE SOUL CONNECTION
This principle echoes throughout Pearls for the Soul: Over 800 Positive Sayings.
One of the great lessons woven through the Pearls is simple:
LIFE IS HAPPENING NOW.
Not later.
Not someday.
Not eventually.
Now.
The miracle isn’t hidden somewhere in the future.
The miracle is that you are here at all.
RICHIE SPEAKING…
Slow down.
Look around.
Notice what is already here.
The people.
The sky.
The breeze.
The sounds.
The blessings.
The opportunity.
The moment.
You cannot live yesterday.
You cannot live tomorrow.
You can only live NOW.
And if you learn to do that well…
Every day becomes a holiday.
Every moment becomes sacred.
And every breath becomes another reason to smile.
BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
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