We don't live in pure experience, we get entangled in it.
To live in experience one must simply sit and be, without interpreting it or disturbing it.
This is essentially what meditation is.
How many times have you heard people say things like: "Wow it's so beautiful here, I've got to come back some day." It's almost as if they don't even realize they already ARE there. I think I live my life like that too often. Because where ever I am, I am thinking about what I need to do next, where I need to go next, instead of just being.
I managed to get into the being-mode on vacation. Because there really was not schedule, nothing you SHOULD be doing... But, otherwise, it's pretty hard.
That's why I'm working on meditation, on being mindful... being aware of the present. Because, that's really all we have. I can get so worried about the future, paying bills, treatments, making ends meet, researching new options, that before you know it, you aren't really living your life, not with any kind of appreciative awareness. Yes, I am still alive, I am surviving, but am I enjoying life? Taking time for the little things? Smelling the flowers?
It's something I am constantly trying to keep in mind.
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