This year, I have resolved to live in the now.
It’s the only way. Attune to all my senses, plugging out all distractions inside of me. It isn’t, after all, about the internal strife and successes within me, but about the external world surrounding me. I live—or merely perceive that I live—in an environment that does not revolve around me; rather, I am blown about in its midst like a dry pod of a wind-blown thistle. You can see me there, hanging for dear life to the earth’s tapestry by a thin threaded stem as the time swirls round and round around me.
By living in the now, I let nothing escape me. I drink in the rising sun, the vibrations of the motorcycle’s accelerator, the bitter froth of the coffee, the sting of winter rain on my cheeks, the scathing sweetness of your kiss. I look around me and register that I live amongst interminability. There is no end to exploring the around. I am a drop in the ocean, and if I were not here then the ocean would surge on uncaring, but something would be missing for my neighbor hydrogen bonds. It is good to know those hydrogen bonds love me.
But this year, for happiness’ sake, for consideration’s sake, for empathy’s sake, and above all for life’s sake, try to live in the now. The past will cloud your heart, the future will blind your mind, but come to your senses in the present. The shock of a laugh, an oath, a message, an observation, a caress, becomes so much more real when I think of nothing else but of it. When we multitask, we simultaneously slow down (in productivity and efficiency) and age; our souls are light years away. When you fry an egg, savor making the egg—smell it as it cooks, watch the golden yolk spill upon the whiteness; when you shower, savor the water on your skin, the aroma of the soap and the caress of it on your shoulder; when you speak, articulate each word and look your lover in the eye.
By becoming aware I become alive.
"Angreek87"
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