Enjoy the Moment - Douglas Alp

Have you ever in your quest to be more and do more, experienced the feeling that you were going backward? We all seem to be over-stretching ourselves. I am always saying, "I never thought life would be this busy". Could all this busyness actually prevent us or be creating blocks in our lives to what we are truly seeking? Could we actually start slowing down and asking ourselves different questions that would end up creating a more profound awareness in our lives? Can this hectic life with so many distractions keep us from a life where we are in appreciation of each and every moment of our day?

We live in a world with so many expectations and so much to accomplish. Financial well-being, relationships that work, looking good and to be everything society wants us to be. All these burdens and expectations are like trying to push a bowling ball up a hill. Can we actually be causing damage to our well-being, to the physical mind and body and in turn slowing the real growth we seek here on this planet?

Does this damage that we have possibly caused need to be healed and will we slow down enough to heal ourselves?

We pursue all these things to create a place of wholeness. We seek a life that is complete and whole and dream of enjoying all that life has to offer. But do we ever get to the place of peace, calmness, and serenity and do we ever find the love for our lives?

© "Times of India" (dated April 2, 2006). Reprinted with permission.

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