So lets say you’ve got five places you need to be today. Work first, then lunch, quick meeting, then dash to the gym, stop by the market, arrive home to cook dinner and finally collapse on the couch. I’m sure we could all map out our day in it’s entirety based on all the main events. But what about the gray area in between? Life is really lived in transitions!
Today I found myself sprinting between activities, as if my life depended on it, and had to stop and think. Where does my mind go when I’m speed walking to my lunch meeting, or do I even see and hear the chatter on the bus to work? It dawned on me that life is really lived in the transitions of the day.
I realized that while I was ravenously anxious to pick up the two tacos I had ordered for lunch, I hadn’t even noticed how beautiful it was outside. I mean the sun was shining for the first time in literally a week, and I hadn’t noticed on my 15 minute walk to the restaurant.
Rushing through life in a fast forward future driven mind had halted my ability to see what was right in front of my face. And by the time I got my tacos they were gulped down in under 10 minutes hardly remembered or tasted. So I didn’t really live while eating my food or traveling to get there. This is no way to live!!
So here is my challenge and yours: tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the day after that, choose to live in life’s transitions. No moment should be more important than the next. Mindfulness is the key.
