Daily Question, August 17 What keeps me from the simplicity of a given moment? 49 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Holly11 months agoHollyThinking i know what that moment is, thinking I don’t know what that moment is, thinking i want to, need to know what that moment is. Forgetting to experience, embody life 2 Reply Malag12 months agoMalagThe fog of distraction, the mind going off in all directions, head in the phone or at the TV. There’s an addiction in distraction. Meditation and somatic experience help. 4 Reply Melissa12 months agoMelissaTaking in the news of the world way to long during my day. Carrying it around with me way to long. I need to let go and surrender to the beauty in front of me more. After I help one person in the day I should be able to surrender and enjoy nature and life more. I am still learning how to “let go” more hours of the day to peace. 4 Reply Elaine12 months agoElaineOver thinking. 3 Reply Linda12 months agoLindaI feel guilty if I am not “doing something.” Just being is ok–wish I could learn that. 4 Reply Don Jones12 months agoDon JonesA big helping of Don’s home cooked complexity, served with a side order of entanglement and washed down with a tall glass of delicious judgement. 6 Reply Cody12 months agoCodyStepping mindlessly on the hedonic treadmill and failing to pause and step back 3 Reply Ose12 months agoOseWhen connecting with love, … had to correct after pondering more… it is possible to simply be with others and with the moment. When allowing to be disrupted from love, it gets complicated and this keeps me from the simplicity of a given moment. Thank you for this question! 3 Reply KC12 months agoKCletting my unconscious mind run the show, and forgetting to pause, check in, course correct … 6 Reply Ose12 months agoOseYes, thank you! 2 Reply KC11 months agoKC🙏🏻 1 Reply dcdeb12 months agodcdebMy mind, going in one hundred thousand directions. 8 Reply pkr12 months agopkrThe “chatter” in my head. My to do list, it keeps getting longer & longer. Technology. 7 Reply Mica12 months agoMicaMy computer?! 5 Reply Matthew Clark12 months agoMatthew ClarkOutside obstacles that put thoughts into my head that distract me from the current moment. Worries and fears. Technology distracts all of us. 8 Reply Carol12 months agoCarolI love today's quote by Will Rogers: "If you find yourself in a hole, quit digging." Monkey mind keeps me from the given moment. I heard a speaker at a 12 step convention several years ago. He spoke of the voices in our heads. He said, "Sometimes, you have to stop, put on a pot of coffee, call the voices into a meeting and remind them that you are Chairman of the Board." I think Will Rogers is saying the same thing. I often have to remind my self to "Keep it Simple, Stupid." Another 12-step sayi...I love today’s quote by Will Rogers: “If you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.” Monkey mind keeps me from the given moment. I heard a speaker at a 12 step convention several years ago. He spoke of the voices in our heads. He said, “Sometimes, you have to stop, put on a pot of coffee, call the voices into a meeting and remind them that you are Chairman of the Board.” I think Will Rogers is saying the same thing. I often have to remind my self to “Keep it Simple, Stupid.” Another 12-step saying! Read More8 Reply Malag12 months agoMalagRight on point for me, Carol, thanks. Reminds me of the “Passengers on the Bus metaphor” . 2 Reply Mary Pat12 months agoMary PatNot being in the moment. Not being aware that I am in the moment, but my mind has gone on another journey to what is ahead, or what is behind me in time.... This was brought home to me yesterday, as we were visiting a state park. The beauty of nature was in that very moment....I could see it with my eyes, and then, within seconds my mind was on what time we would leave, what traffic would be like...so I stopped my brain and told it to just look around me and drink it in...then I could once agai...Not being in the moment. Not being aware that I am in the moment, but my mind has gone on another journey to what is ahead, or what is behind me in time…. This was brought home to me yesterday, as we were visiting a state park. The beauty of nature was in that very moment….I could see it with my eyes, and then, within seconds my mind was on what time we would leave, what traffic would be like…so I stopped my brain and told it to just look around me and drink it in…then I could once again feel the cool breeze on my skin, see the rock formations before me with all the colors nature has to offer, and feast on the green of the pines….and I immediately could feel my shoulders drop, my body relax, my breathing change…..simple? Yes. And powerful! Read More9 Reply Katrina12 months agoKatrinaWhen life’s challenges great and small are tugging at my shoulds and coulds, it is hard to hold in balance the need for taking in the simplicity of a given moment. My dietician tells me the need for simple natural snacks throughout the day should not be ignored. Perhaps the same is true for simplicity snacks. 8 Reply Michele12 months agoMichelesimplicity snacks – word smiles. 1 Reply Cody12 months agoCodyI too dig the idea of “simplicity snacks.” A friend challenged me to find set times to pause and breathe/pray throughout the day. As a Catholic, it hit me that I could use the canonical Hours to do that. Makes me smile to call it “simplicity snack time” every 3 hours. 3 Reply Carol12 months agoCarolLove the term: “Simplicity Snacks!” 4 Reply DeVonna12 months agoDeVonnaOver thinking. I often analyse situations, relationships, and it doesn’t do me any favors. I end up weary and worried. I need to just accept and acknowledge my fears and let them go… 7 Reply Mica12 months agoMicaOver thinking – thanks DeVonna – I’ll try to remember that 🙂 3 Reply Amber12 months agoAmberSometimes thinking too deep or too much. 4 Reply EJP12 months agoEJPBy worrying about the future and not letting go of the past….forgetting to be present in THIS moment. 8 Reply devy12 months agodevyMy thoughts particularly the negative ones. I need to focus on the present, and all the things I have that I am grateful for. 7 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. 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