Happy days are here … and now.

Happy days are here and now
The skies above are clear, and how
Let's sing a song of cheer right now
Happy days are ...

Memorable moments in our lives are made so, because we're engrossed in the occasion, while it's happening. The question is - Are we engrossed in the moment because the events are so special, or are they made more special because we're so engrossed in them? The answer is – Both.

We can't control when or whether life will enamor us, but we can choose to be extra attentive, anytime. And in so doing, we enhance our experience and our enjoyment of any and every situation. The mundane becomes marvelous and the pleasant made sublime. True, you may find yourself brought to tears by something that you wouldn't even have noticed before, but that's a result of compassion and empathy that simply can't flourish when the light of creation is blotted out by the canopy of self interest.

Fanciful notions and images can be alluring, but they happen outside of time, independent of our spinning world, and exist only for the individual. Stepping into the stream of the present moment is the only way to be fully involved in the world, and is the only way to experience it in all its glory.

Stop everything, close your eyes, inhale deeply. Pause and let go of any mental/emotional clinging as you exhale, slowly. Open your eyes and greet the world, anew.

Repeat as needed.