YOUR PORTION IS FOUND IN THE NOW
Most people are waiting for life to begin.
They are waiting for the next job.
The next relationship.
The next success.
The next vacation.
The next miracle.
Meanwhile…
Life is happening now.
The moment is not leading to the reward.
The moment is the reward.
THE MOMENT IS ITS OWN REWARD
YOUR PORTION IS FOUND IN THE NOW
Often people seek different things for different reasons.
Money.
Success.
Recognition.
Love.
Security.
Peace.
Purpose.
The interesting thing is that many spend so much time chasing these things that they miss the place where all of them are ultimately experienced.
The moment.
The present.
The now.
The answer we seek is usually much closer than we think.
In fact, one of the recurring Pearls themes is that what we are looking for is often right under our nose.
Not hidden.
Not withheld.
Not lost.
Simply overlooked.
LESS EFFORT…MORE RESULTS
We are self-contained beings equipped for the journey.
Within each of us resides a mechanism designed for discovery, growth, awareness, and understanding.
Seeking activates it.
Wondering activates it.
Questioning activates it.
Observing activates it.
Asking activates it.
One of my favorite Pearls reminds us:
“Not knowing something is often the beginning of knowing it.”
The moment we become curious, life begins answering.
The moment we become available, life begins revealing.
DON’T LIVE IN YOUR MIND
Many people live almost entirely in yesterday or tomorrow.
Yesterday brings regret.
Tomorrow brings worry.
Both rob us of today.
The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.
It constantly promises that happiness is somewhere else.
Somewhere later.
Somewhere beyond the horizon.
Yet every meaningful experience you’ve ever had occurred in only one place.
The present moment.
Not yesterday.
Not tomorrow.
Now.
Life is not a rehearsal.
This is the performance.
THIS MOMENT IS ALIVE
Everything you do is done in the moment.
Every conversation.
Every smile.
Every lesson.
Every friendship.
Every opportunity.
Every act of kindness.
Every discovery.
When fully engaged in the moment, something remarkable happens.
You stop existing.
You start living.
You stop chasing life.
You start receiving it.
This is one of the greatest secrets hidden in plain sight.
THE OBSERVER AND THE RECEIVER
Years ago I wrote:
“Become an observer and receiver of life.”
The deeper meaning continues to reveal itself.
An observer notices.
A receiver accepts.
An observer sees.
A receiver experiences.
An observer appreciates.
A receiver benefits.
When both are working together, life becomes richer.
Colors become brighter.
Conversations become deeper.
Relationships become more meaningful.
Ordinary moments become extraordinary.
CONSIDER THIS PEARL
“There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve.”
— Pearls for the Soul 7.35
The same principle applies to opportunities.
There is a moment when opportunity arrives.
Big enough to notice.
Small enough to miss.
Present enough to receive.
That moment is now.
CAPTAIN ON BOARD
When emotions are settled and the mind is no longer racing ahead, the Captain returns to the helm.
Awareness increases.
Clarity returns.
Wisdom surfaces.
The noise diminishes.
Then something wonderful begins to happen.
Life starts giving feedback.
The people you need appear.
The lessons you need arrive.
The opportunities you seek reveal themselves.
The answers begin surfacing.
Not because they weren’t there before.
Because now you can see them.
OPTIMUM IS EFFORTLESS
People often ask how to live at their highest level.
The answer may be simpler than expected.
Become fully present.
Give yourself completely to the moment before you.
Suck the marrow out of life.
Pay attention.
Observe.
Receive.
Appreciate.
Participate.
The reward is not somewhere down the road.
The reward is the road.
YOUR PORTION AWAITS YOU
One of the most comforting Pearls truths is this:
Your portion cannot be taken by another.
What is meant for you will find you.
Not through panic.
Not through force.
Not through comparison.
But through participation.
Through awareness.
Through living.
Through showing up.
Many spend their lives trying to control everything.
The wiser path is often to trust more, fear less, and participate fully.
FINAL THOUGHT
Slow down.
Take a breath.
Look around.
Notice the people.
Notice the beauty.
Notice the opportunities.
Notice the lessons.
Notice the life unfolding around you.
The moment is not standing between you and the reward.
The moment is its own reward.
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Explore the Pearls Series:
📘 Pearls for the Soul
📘 Pearls for Girls
📘 God I AM
📘 It Is Finished
📘 When Will Men Come Back Again?
📘 Epilogue of Ebenezer Scrooge
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The posts support the books.
Together they help people discover the treasure already within themselves.
You found me…
Now let’s find you.
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
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