This Moment In Time Will Not Be Repeated — Pay Attention to It Now

We don’t know what the next instant will bring, don’t waste this one.

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In the 70s, a revered spiritual leader, Ram Dass, made a statement that became the buzzword for New Agers: “Be here now.”

People are still using it today whenever someone may not be paying attention to what is happening in front of them.

Also, that reprimand is a great reminder to be mindful of where you are right now.

Stay in the present

I’m guilty, at times, of longing to be back in my beloved Marin County, CA, where I lived for over 40 years.

This county is surrounded on three sides by water and is across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.

It is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I’m prejudiced, of course.

When my high school sweetheart and I reunited nine years ago, we decided Arizona would be our primary home.

Yes, I left my heart in Marin, not San Francisco!

However, I have made dear friends in Arizona that I adore, and I have grown accustomed to the extreme difference from Marin in terrain and…