Welcome back! It's good to see you again. Please note that I am now publishing all new material at my hub site: In Context Blog

My friend Amy Palko has an excellent post about experiencing the now at the new home of her blog. You really should subscribe to this one, it’s a keeper.

Less Ordinary

Forget 1001 historic sites/gardens/natural wonders/architectural feats you must see before you die. I’ll tell you the one thing that you really must see before you leave this world for the next - the here and now.

I’m not talking here of a cursory glance around, so you can check it off that mental list of things seen and done. To my mind, unless you give yourself completely over to experiencing the moment, this exact one happening right now, it won’t matter if you’re seated outside the Taj Mahal, touring the pyramids by camel, standing at the viewpoint overlooking the steep cliffs of the Grand Canyon or climbing the many steps ascending the Eiffel Tower. To fully experience life, it must be lived, not measured, evaluated and checked.