To negotiate time: one can reason that the present is independent, indefinite. That the future has no reality except as a present hope, that the past has no reality except as a present memory. -J.C. Borges
To me a single moment is a gift that takes place when our minds are present and thus we can cherish the best things in life...our reality. I have traveled and learned to bend, melt, and shape into my surroundings. Today I woke up with a mission and it was accomplished. The Mission: to enjoy the day. A woman asked me for changed to use a pay phone; with no change in my pockets or in my bank account I lent her my phone. A simple phone call cleared her mind and her day therefore I received her happiness.
Happiness is a gift and it comes in single moments. Public Libraries for example are meccas of culture and communities. Go to your public library and I promise a moment of happiness will engulf you....everything is free, people are at peace, minds are working. My new public library is a 5 minute bike ride from my house and mind you this is the City of Angles and thus there is a 365 days a year outdoor pool next to it fo free. I went there today and found out there is a community book swap on Sunday...looks like I now have plans:)
I also learned about a project founded out of goodwill. It is called The LA Burrito Project....they spread happiness via bikes by delivering burritos to the homeless. Why didn't I think of that?
We all have rollercoasters, there are and will forever be ups and downs. But when down I like to remember a single moment is the best thing in life....and hey single moments happen everyday.
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