So many of us avoid living in the present moment. We regret getting into debt and worry about how our debt affects our future.
Daydreaming and pondering are necessary in moderation, but we try to stay in the present moment for most of the day. To do this, we return to the most basic element-our breath. We concentrate on taking deep breaths. Barring a respiratory disorder, breathing is simple. When we return to the simplicity of breathing, we automatically simplify our life by focusing only on what's happening to one part of our body in one moment in time.
Today, when I have trouble living in the present, I will concentrate on my breathing.
From the book Letting Go of Debt...Growing Richer One Day at a Time
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its
own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is
somewhat of a dead thing.
Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274)
When the wind of changes blow, some build wind protection, others build
windmills
Mao Tse Tung (1893 - 1976)
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark
to read.
Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)