I just love the below quote that I had read somewhere many years ago:
At the end of the day, our feet should be dirty, hair messy and eyes sparkling!!
I keep going back to this quote every now and then and I realize that I love this quote mainly because I want my life to be this way. What does it really mean? Well, each one of us can understand it in different ways, but to me, it means that a life filled with some kind of activity is a life well lived. I know that it is not true, but I still love a life filled with something to do.
Even though I can be on my own, not doing anything and just sitting at home, at the end of the day I get a nagging feeling that I have wasted my time or that I have not utilized my time well. Whereas a simple act of stepping out of the house even for a walk or to meet someone for 30 minutes for a cup of coffee, or even to just buy one small thing, makes me feel like I have done something.
I really don't know how everyone else feels about doing versus not doing. But I struggle with the not-doing part most of the time. Last one month has been a 'not-doing' phase for me and it played lot of tricks on my mind! Of course I used to goto work everyday and do my job. But I needed to do something more.
Well, here is the reason for this post - I woke up this morning and just did my morning meditation even though it was late (which I had not done since a month) - and this reminded me that it was a new day - a new everything - a new me - even though it was just another day, the difference was the conscious thought that it was a new day - a new moment - there were no old thoughts, no future thoughts - it was just fresh and pure!
I am not sure if I am making sense, but it was such a refreshing reminder to myself as I forgot about everything that was pulling me down (or up). The truth is that it really doesn't matter what we have done till now, as the only moment we need to think about is the present moment, and the only action to be taken is in the present moment. This makes it so easy to look at every moment with fresh eyes!
NOW is the moment! Fresh and pure!
