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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Five Minute Friday - Here

Here is where my heart is.


Right here....

In a house that mimics the disarray of my heart.

Among the carefully disguised and purposefully placed messes. I wouldn't want anyone to see them.

Surrounded with the sound of a little girl's feet stomping around as I search for the focus to write these sentences.

Being here - present in this moment - is what matters most. I can't dwell on a past I can not change. I can only do so much to impact the future. So the here & now is where I'll stay.

And, if you really think about it, the present is the most difficult and uncomfortable place to be. It is safe to dwell on yesterday because there is no risk. You know how this turns out. Tomorrow has not arrived yet and that makes it easier to lie to yourself about it and make it in your mind what you truly want it to be.

But the here and now is staring you in the face. The here and now is where the change of tomorrow happens (or not) and we are accountable for what we do with this gift of time.

I will never get this moment, this here and now, back again. So, I'll spend it focusing on how to make the next one better.

I will read that story book one more time. I will sing and dance with reckless abandon. I will love and give to others. I will trust and let go.

Here - in this moment - is where I will live.

We're linking up for 5 Minute Friday at Lisa-Jo's place... won't you join us!




17 comments:

  1. oh i so agree re the umcortableness of now - powerful post! i so love (and squirm!) at this line: The here and now is where the change of tomorrow happens (or not) and we are accountable for what we do with this gift of time.

    and i love your gumboots. i have a pair of pink spotted ones i wear to my sons rugby games - theres just something cool about girl gumboots!

    thanks for your inspiring words - blessings, Claire (next behind you in line at lisa-jos)

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    1. Thank you for the encouraging words.... they are equally as cool and special as the gumboots!

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  2. Yes! It is so important to live in the present and cherish each moment.

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    1. I have to remind myself of that in those times when the weight of yesterday and the promise of tomorrow is so overwhelming.... thanks for visiting!

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  3. I loved this post. Great writing!

    Stopping by from 5 minute Friday.

    http://scrapsofstarlight.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/5-minute-friday-here.html

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    1. I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit. I'll be popping in your place as well. :-)

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  4. "I will read that story book one more time. I will sing and dance with reckless abandon. I will love and give to others. I will trust and let go." Singing and dancing with reckless abandon. That is my journey! Thank you. Stopped over from the 5 Minute Friday.

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    1. Thank you, Barbie! (My little one would go crazy over your name!) Too many times I keep myself on the sidelines when my heart wants to jump in without regard for what others around will think. I have to get better at living in the moment. And today is better than yesterday, so that's enough progress for me! :-) Have a blessed weekend!

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  5. That is so the life of a parent! I love your post. I often remind myself not to hide in the past of the future but to live HERE! Being present for one's life is so very important.

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    1. And isn't it so easy to be there only in a physical sense? When we know they need, want & deserve us to really be there entirely. This parent stuff is hard work! Thank you for stopping by... I hope to see you again!

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  6. Very nice. Sometimes it's hardest to be here.

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  7. It's easy to get caught up in thinking about what was or what is coming, and live here and now. So important to remember! :)

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  8. Thank you for your beautiful words... "in a house that mimics the disarray of my heart..." Wow! I'm with you on that one. And oh how true it is that it is safer to ponder the there of yesterday and tomorrow, but the here is staring me in the face too, and here IS where tomorrow is made. And although it is the most difficult place to be, it IS what matters most. Such a lovely post!

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    1. Thank you Jacque! It's always nice to know you aren't the only person out there feeling the way you do. That's what I love about this online space. Thank you for stopping by!

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  9. " if you really think about it, the present is the most difficult and uncomfortable place to be." wow, how true. We spend time praying, musing, and dreaming about how it will be, and ignore the beauty of the present. Thank you for a lovely reminder. Loved your FMF.
    Peace and good to you.

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