Be present.Do not be past.Do not be in the future.Be now.
On a crystal clear,breezy 70 degree day,roll down the windows and feel the wind against your skin.
Feel the warmth of the sun.
If you run,then allow those first breaths on a cool autumn day to freeze your lungs,do not be alarmed,be alive.
Get knee-deep in a novel and loose track of time.
If you bike,pedal hard; if you crash then crash well.
Feel the satisfaction of a job well done,a paper well -written,a project thoroughly completeted,a play well-performed.
If you must wipe the snot from your 3-year old's nose.don't be disgusted if the kleenex didn't catch it all; he'll be wiping his own soon.
If you've recently experianced loss,then grieve.And grieve well.
At the table with friends and family, laugh.
If you're eating and laughing at the same time,then you might as well laugh untill you puke.
And if you eat,then smell.The aromas are not impediments to your day: steak on the grill,coffee beans freshly ground,bread in the oven.
And taste.taste every ounce of flavour.Taste every ounce of friendship.Taste every ounce of life.Because it is most definatly a gift.
By Kyle Lake.
