Miss the Moment

if you miss the moment, you miss your life.

-john daido loori-

Day 4/31: we fixate on the future and the past. i see it every day in my work. loved ones get so anxious and wrapped up in a question that is rarely answered accurately, yet always robs people of precious moments. how much time does she have left?  how many days? i try to tell them not to worry about that, to focus on the present day, the gift that the now is offering in communion with each other   but i know it is so hard. i feel sad for those people because i know they will come to regret these final days spent seeking answers to gain control, when the sand is slipping through the sieve ever so fast. the moments are so fleeting. "don't miss them!" i want to shout.

but the truth is we are all guilty of missing out on the moments. we hold infinite distraction in our hands, our screens and lenses draw us away from what is unfolding. i try to be more conscious of getting drawn in, and drawn away. it is work-in-progress. i don't want to miss my precious, beautiful life.