Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
— Annie Dillard
Today is our life. Even though we are drawn to live in the past or have fears and hopes for the future, we only exist in the present. This moment is all we have, and it is enough. There is no need to center our thoughts on how things will turn out in the future because we are alive right now, and this is our life. Our memories exist only in our minds; they enrich the present, but we have no opportunity to relive them.
As we live in this moment and center our awareness in this moment, we have a sense that we can deal with it. Feeling overwhelmed comes from trying to take too big of a bite of time. It’s more than anyone can swallow. In this moment, as we sit in our place, we have sensations of sight and sound and touch. We can deal with this moment and that is all we need to do …ever. Centered in this very time and this very place, we regain our peace of mind and our ability to live well.
Today is all I need, for today is my life.
Hazelden Foundation
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