posted December 07, 2007 12:48 PM
Nice post! "Carpe Diem!"
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it now!
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
Be bold and mighty forces with come to your aid."
~ Goethe
"You cannot kill time without injuring eternity."
~ Thoreau
The corollary:
"To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted..."
The "present moment" is not static,
but is as much a part of the flow as anything.
The "present moment" exists as part of a larger story.
Each Tarot Card represents a different "present moment".
To be in the "present moment",
is to fully inhabit that part of the story.
Do not suppose that you are ever not in the "present moment".
Just be where you are, and know you are there.
Every step is needed.
Every step is necessary.
The man who walks in circles builds momentum.
The revelations that inspired this thread,
and the spirit of action it encourages,
were born out of idleness.
But the lesson is not to refute (past) idleness.
The lesson is to be in the "present moment".
No one ventures out of their comfort zones,
until they become uncomfortable.
"They call it virtue when their vices grow lazy."
~ Nietzche
"We must be eternally dissatisfied,
so as to remain eternally growing."
~ Andre Gide