magazine monday: “the beauty of today”

I sat down to read the special 10th anniversary edition of O, The Oprah Magazine on Friday during lunch and was delighted to see that Eckhart Tolle had contributed a short piece in honor of the magazine’s 10th birthday titled, “The Beauty of Today.”  An excellent piece on finding the good in the ordinary present, I greatly encourage you to take a quick moment to read it yourself.  I was so inspired by Tolle’s words from this piece that I read the passage two more times & immediately jotted down a few relative thoughts that came to mind.  “You create a good future by creating a good present,” I wrote boldly above all of my scribbled thoughts, stopping for a moment to repeat the words aloud.

Tolle’s words have stayed with me through the weekend, truly inspiring me to recognize all of the not-so-obvious good in the any given moment.  In doing so, I’m reminded of my last Magazine Monday inspired by O, The Oprah Magazine on practicing mindfulness.

When Michael surprised me with my birthday gift a few hours early as we were heading to bed last night, all I could think about was truly experiencing this moment of complete surprise & happiness that he had created for us.  As I hugged him tightly around his neck, I took note of every little seemingly insignificant detail that made this moment so uniquely special.  My gratitude & the desire to really experience the present made me feel so alive.  I really was experiencing the moment in its entirety, and because of that, will never forget the way that I felt.

Today, I hope each one of you takes the time to find a few (or several!) beautiful moments of your own.  I’m afraid it might be a little easier for me, though.  After all, you only turn 24 once in your entire life, right?  I plan to take it all in, and keep doing so, birthday or no birthday.

These two make seeing the good & living in the present almost too easy…

Happy Magazine Monday!