So spring break, here it is and almost over already! I refuse to acknowledge that it is Thursday already. Where does time go, really? Well in my midst of an epiphany this week, I am looking for a simpler life. I think I have been searching for this for a long time, but the signs just keep getting greater and greater and I can't help but recognize them this time around. In the past, I've failed to acknowledge these signs and ended up 20lbs heavier, with a broken foot, tearing an ACL or sick... Well this isn't gonna happen this time, I'm convinced. To make my epiphany even stronger, Daniel posts this from the Dalia Lama this morning on his facebook page:
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered "Man.... Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."
I can't relate more to this quote since I've spent the last 4 years, yes since I graduated from grad school, running around, sick, always expecting, looking, searching, wondering, checking off to do lists and anxious about "whats next?"
My goal is to be in the present, give the present a chance. You never fully aware until your in the present moment and in a culture that strives off of what is next, this isn't an easy tasks but more than likely a much more fulfilling one!
