[Stage Notes:: Cool breeze drifting through the open window]
[iTunes:: Beneath the Surface | Souljahz]
When I was coming back from class half an hour ago, my neighbor noticed me and asked how I was doing. My response was that I am alive, for the moment. He followed up by asking what I meant by that so I explained the massive amount of work I have to do by tomorrow and hinted at the possibility of it killing me before the night is through.
We all have times like this in life when we feel like it is just One of those days. One of those days that you just might, completely hypothetically speaking, knock over both of your beverages in the cafeteria in a two minute time period...One of those Days. The days where we wish the mountain in front of us really was a mole hill, but we know the truth. The most frustrating part about these days is of course that everyone around you is inevitably having a fantastic day (or at least appear to be)
As I thought about all of this, I realized something that while it may not be particularly profound, definately hit me like a proverbial Ton of Bricks. I discovered that there is a huge difference between:
Alive, for the moment.
-and-
Alive for the moment.
Yes, I know there is a grammatical difference in that one has a comma and one does not. The realization is how dramatically the comma changes the meaning. Sound it out with me. The first one is Alive PAUSE for the moment. Very good. Now lets try the second one. Alive for the moment. Remember no comma = no pause.
Anyone else catching the difference yet? (Oh dear this is sounding to sound like I am teaching a lesson....)
Alive, for the moment, implies that soon I will not be. Alive for the moment, implies being alive for each and every moment, and that is exactly what I want to be. To feel alive in every moment and fully experience every moment. I loathe how often I miss out on moments because I am tired or just plain zoned out. From this moment on I am challenging myself to be Alive for the moment.
Are you willing to challenge yourself to do the same?
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Alive for the Moment
Posted by Spartan Sojourner at 4:46 PM
Labels: 42, Musings, Random Oddities
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I try my best to be alive for the moment. It's really very hard. Harder than it should be, actually.
And I've found that when I am alive for the moment there are always people who want to try to take that moment away.
It's sad, really.
The only place I've found that I can truly be AFTM is in the kitchen. No one can take those simply joys away from me.
Happy 4th of July my friend...I hope you get a chance to breath tomorrow.
Pst...if you have time, come and vote on an ingredient today under "Top Chef"
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