The story...
Yesterday, a friend and I were discussing what it would be like to live close to half of our lives in the 30 second intervals that we might call the "present." He got a bit uncomfortable with such a short period so we expanded the space to one minute. It seemed right and good so we purposed to give it a try. Was the experiment successful? I don't know, yet I do believe that focusing on the present is worthy. It's the time period where life's lived.
Blanchard and Johnson wrote a 1980's bestseller book "The One Minute Manager." The book continues to be popular today. Apparently, managers do their best too when they're working out their jobs and lives alongside co-workers in the present. I wonder if that was the author's underlying theme yet my mind missed it as I wandered "to and fro."
Today my intent will be to live in the 30-second intervals of the present, perceiving more, understanding, and communicating more calmly and purposefully. Sounds like a good cake recipe.
Might the only church in town be a place where people might come to experience the present more fully? I expect that there's a group norm that'll seem to push my behavior towards what's normal; yet, if my life bears fruit, as I walk humbly with God in the now, then maybe what's normal will begin to shift for the whole group? Visitors might witness life being worked out in the present bearing fruit?
Just for today...
"I don't have to like reality, only to accept it for what it is. This day is too precious to waste by resenting things I can't change." Courage to Change (p. 129)
"Over time my plan has shifted from the accomplishments of a lifetime to adjusting my attitude one day at a time. Instead of considering what I would do with my future, I now choose what I can do in the present." Hope for Today (p. 129)
"If we surrender to God's guidance, it will cost us our self-will, so precious to us who have always thought we could dominate." One Day at a Time (p. 129)
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