Immediacy: An Idea for Enriching Life and Work
by Leslie Charles, CSP
We constantly hear, read, or watch self-help gurus who remind us to “be here now” and “seize the day.” While we may fully embrace the idea we might have trouble living and breathing it because of the pressures and presences infiltrating our precious now.
Maybe there’s another way to home in on this wonderful idea and maximize its merits so we don’t have to feel like a slacker when life gets in the way. What if, instead of striving for the macro, the being fully present, mindful, and open to the universe, we went micro instead?
Here’s what I mean. When your consciousness clicks on the present and you momentarily distance yourself from your everyday concerns, what if you asked yourself “What can I do right now to get the most out of this moment; how can immediacy help me be healthier, happier, or more connected to what I want and really care about?” Maybe increments of action can help us achieve some of what we want instead of waiting for the mythical huge block of time. If nothing else we can at least take that first step!
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.
—Marie Beynon Ray
We often wait for the tomorrow that never happens because there doesn’t seem to be enough of today to even get started. But maybe we can accomplish big things with focused bursts of inspired immediacy instead of hanging around waiting for the larger unit of time that never happens.
It only took me a few minutes to write this. What could you do for yourself in the same amount of time?
Thanks for considering,
Leslie
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