Loving the moment

Yesterday morning as I headed out the house I told myself that I would spend the day practicing staying focused on the present moment.  No matter what happens, I said to myself, I will not dwell on the past or think about what might happen in the future.

No matter what I said, I will practice loving what is happening now.

You can guess what happens next.  After leaving an appointment, I got in my car and it would not start.  

Loving the moment when you are sitting in car with a dead battery is not easy.  But, it is possible.

I was tempted to beat myself up for sitting in the car prior to the appointment and leaving the fan on while listening to the radio…  I was tempted to fear the worse “what if something is seriously wrong with the car, something that is going to cost $1 billion to repair.” 

But I didn’t give in to my temptation. I stayed focused on this question, “what can I do in this moment?”

I called for road side assistance… and within 40 minutes I was back on the road…

Encouragement Always.