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» trishymouse - Living in the Present
I realized a long time ago that living NOW is the most important thing to do. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come. All we ever actually 'have' is now. Missing it is a crime...Trish
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» ravenfairie - Living in the Present
As with a lot of people this article touched me. I am constantly struggling with 'being a productive member of society', eg: working all the time and penciling in my free time or just being me. I used to spend hours writing for myself, drawing and sketching for myself or my family. Now If it's not somehow going to produce cash something in me tells me it's a waste of time.In means a lot to me to hear about others struggles because it makes me feel less alone. Each day that goes by in my life I work at allowing myself to not feel guilty about sleeping in, or someother time wasting activity. And it is work. I just can't get away from it.
Thanks for sharing!
Anne
CE Shamanic Healing
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» pamela_saint - Finding Time
And damn if that lightening doesn't strike with guilt when we do take time to ourselves. So enjoy your perceptive essays, Regina.-- posted by pamela_saint
» pentimento - Re: Great Article!
In response to message posted by dreamworks:I'm with ya Chantelle. I am slowly plodding along, but somedays it seems like I am taking as many steps back as forward.
Regina
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» pentimento - Re: Missing the journey
In response to message posted by Sue59:Sue,
I don't know if quite scary quite covers it. I can look at things logically, but that seems to only take me back to the early messages of prepare for tomorrow, don't live today.
Bleechk. Not helpful.
Regina
-- posted by pentimento
» pentimento - Re: Living in the Present
In response to message posted by trishymouse:I hear ya Trish.
And it seems that no matter how I try to change, I find myself miraculously in the same old rut. At least I am aware of the rut. Guess that's a start.
Regina
-- posted by pentimento
» pentimento - Re: Living in the Present
In response to message posted by ravenfairie:Anne,
Yes! Yes! That struggle to constantly be productive! The guilt over wasting time! That's it exactly. How did we create such a sick society and how can we change it? And perhaps, more importantly, how can we convince ourselves to let go of the guilt.
I had a colleage once tell me that she thought of sleep as a very productive time, that that was the time that the body did it's healing, that the spirit came back to life to give her energy to do her daytime work. It makes sense to me and yet... it's so hard to let myself grasp on to that. I think its the same with doing creative stuff. That is where the spirit comes alive and the energy we create by creating can feed into everything else. I know this to be true, but I just can't seem to let myself trust it.
Thanks for connecting too. I feel horribly alone in this too.
Regina
-- posted by pentimento
» pentimento - Re: Finding Time
In response to message posted by pamela_saint:"damn if that lightening doesn't strike with guilt when we do take time to ourselves."
Well put! Thanks for the chuckle that glosses over the painful reality of life in the modern world.
Regina
-- posted by pentimento
» ravenfairie - Re: Living in the Present
"...the energy we create by creating can feed into everything else."Beautifully said. I know it to be true too, but i can't trust it either. I feel just as alone.
I guess we can commiserate together 
Anne
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