In the Moment

Early this morning my husband and I got up and drove into Sedona for a tax meeting with our accountant. It is a beautiful, sunny morning. We stopped for my favorite breakfast—Egg McMuffin at McDonald’s. A few minutes early, we arrived at the accountant’s office, prepared. All the blanks on the work sheet he had sent in advance were filled in. All the documentation for every category was neatly sorted. We left his office less than ten minutes after we arrived.

I remarked, “That was the easiest tax experience I’ve ever had.” The day seemed even brighter. I simply savored the moment.

You write it: So much of the time, we are thinking about what’s next instead of simply enjoying what is. When is the last time you had an “in the moment” experience?