thoughts for a snowy caturday
Jan. 2nd, 2021 06:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicat“We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace is Every Step
This quote shows up on my tumblr dash a lot. (Probably, like the icy tree, I've accidentally followed a tag with very little content. Since I tend to go to tumblr only on my phone, and then only when I need a distraction, it's never felt like a big deal to fix it.)
And part of me is all 'yes, that describes me; I should do something to change that.' But also part of me is like -- hey, play to your strengths! Because I feel like there is a lot that can be done within the 'preparing' that helps it be an experience of peace and joy. (Also aren't our brains wired to be good at preparing for things? I thought that was the whole concept of signing up for a 5K to motivate yourself to do the preparation part.)
ANYWAY my thoughts on this seemed a lot clearer before I tried to write them down but there it is. Thinking thoughts for a snowy weekend morning.
-Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace is Every Step
This quote shows up on my tumblr dash a lot. (Probably, like the icy tree, I've accidentally followed a tag with very little content. Since I tend to go to tumblr only on my phone, and then only when I need a distraction, it's never felt like a big deal to fix it.)
And part of me is all 'yes, that describes me; I should do something to change that.' But also part of me is like -- hey, play to your strengths! Because I feel like there is a lot that can be done within the 'preparing' that helps it be an experience of peace and joy. (Also aren't our brains wired to be good at preparing for things? I thought that was the whole concept of signing up for a 5K to motivate yourself to do the preparation part.)
ANYWAY my thoughts on this seemed a lot clearer before I tried to write them down but there it is. Thinking thoughts for a snowy weekend morning.
