Sunday, May 22, 2011

Soulful Sunday Quotes

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. (That is why it is called "the present")".
Eleanor Roosevelt (Kung Fu Panda in parentheses)

I have a tendency to not live in the moment. I always plan - er, ok, worry, about everything, mostly about what "could" or what "might" happen. That is why I love this quote. We all need to plan for the future, we'd be stupid not to, but we also need to take time out to live in the moment. Be present for whatever is happening NOW. Dogs (see above and below) are good at that. Arwen is especially good at that.

If Arwen sees something interesting, she smells it (or tastes it, see photo above). If she is hungry, she eats. If she is hyper, she plays, shaking the heck out of her favorite toy of the moment. She loves to walk and bark and sniff. She stays present, and really, she has no worries because of it. I could take a page out of her book, as could most of us I think :)

So, relax. Take a deep breath. You wouldn't want to spend all of your time worrying and planning, only to reach the end of your life and say, "Well, heck, I missed so much by not paying attention to what was happening then. I wasn't present." What a shame that would be!

Enjoy your Sunday, be present, laugh at little things. Leave the planning for Monday, it will come (unless we have a Zombie Apocalypse, but then you won't have to worry about anything but not having your brains eaten, so no problem)!

See you tomorrow, Zombies be damned :)

9 comments:

  1. My Mommeh is a big worry-wart. It is more fun to live in the moment.

    Arwen, your pretty white muzzle looks like a big smile!

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  2. Our Mom worries too much too. We try to tell her to be more like us. Arwen has the right idea!

    The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie

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  3. Our mommy is a worry wart too! We think Arwen is very wise in addition to being absolutely adorable!

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  4. Love those Arwen pictures! We just had a sermon on this at church yesterday (Phillipians 4:6). I figured it was because I needed it. Seems I needed to share it with as well, my fellow worrywart *grin*.

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  5. Arwen says thank you very much!

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  6. Oh I know Jen, I am a TOTAL worrywart, drives Brennan nuts sometimes, LOL!

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  7. There is no future without a present !
    Love the Arwen photos :)

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  8. Very profound, and true, Nicole! Thank you for visiting :)

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