Please, Don't Forget to Live Today

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Apr 30, 2025 · 4m

Welcome to another day.

You probably didn't give much thought to the fact that you're here, that you woke up at all, other than to lament the conditions you woke up in.

You likely haven't stopped to breathe deeply and fully, to feel the air expand your chest, to let it fall slowly as the air departs on your instruction.

You probably haven't taken a second to realize that you're alive.

There's a good chance your mind has already been overtaken by all the worries that made sleep difficult last night, the noisy parade of bad news you're already scrolling through, all the things you need to do…