
I Find Myself Enjoying the Passage of Time
This is the second article for our August theme of ‘Flourishing’.
Week 1 - I Thought Flourishing Was Only for the Most Successful People
To flourish, we need to be present.
We can remember the past and look ahead to the future, but life itself is happening here, in this moment.
In the 1977 song ‘Secret O’Life’, James Taylor wrote ‘The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time’.
Taylor is talking about enjoying each moment as it passes.
This is mindfulness, and it is how we flourish in life.
The philosopher Alan Watts said something similar. ‘The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is…
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