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    Never Here, Always There | Learning to Live in the Present Moment

    by Danielle Bertoli Feb 05, 2016 4 minutes
    Danielle Bertoli, Never Here, Always There, present moment, photograph by Peechaya Burroughs
    Photograph by Peechaya Burroughs

    Embracing the present moment takes conscious intention and yields great rewards

    —

    As I was attempting to meditate this morning, sitting on my bed and facing out toward the open windows, I composed a smile on my face — giving myself an imaginary pat on the shoulder for finally taking the time to sit in silence for 10 minutes. A whole 10 minutes after months of repeating to myself that I finally just need to do it!

    And there I was, after much anticipation, sitting up straight and smiling in all my glory, thinking about how I forgot to wish someone a happy birthday on Facebook and how I needed to respond to two emails by the end of What a state of peaceful serenity I was in.

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