I
visited my sister in Cleveland last weekend and flew home via American Airlines. As my pair of flights were late in the day
after a busy and emotionally exhausting get-together, I succumbed to the lure of individual seat monitors and watched four
episodes of a geek sitcom followed by two movies.
One of these, About Time, is a
recent flick that features Bill Nighy as an ex-professor who can travel back in
time, a genetically endowed trait that he passed to his ginger-haired and
awkward son. “Use it,” he advised, “For
something you really want.” Finding love
was the son’s response.
Near the end of the movie, as Nighy approaches his death, he gives his son another piece of advice: live each day twice, once with all its inherent stresses, and again in full presence and joy. Soon, the son develops the skill to live each day just once, yet with close observation and a relish for each moment as it unfolds. His is a very wonderful life, indeed.
I have been practicing this idea all week. Here is this moment. Can I simply observe it and enjoy it without fear or grasping? Can I let go of whatever the worry is of the moment and focus on its inherent joy, appreciate it more deeply with a new perspective? I like this practice!
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