Look around
Not at your phone
Not at your screen
Look around
What do you see?
This is your life
Make the most of it
LOOK AROUND
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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Be still and allow yourself to be loved.
It’s the simplest thing in the world.
Yet it’s the most difficult thing in the world.
We have so many desires, fears, and expectations that keep us from trusting that everything will work out.
We waste our time regretting the past and worrying about the future.
But it’s all going to be over in the blink of an eye.
Enjoy this moment and know that you are cared for beyond your understanding.
BEYOND UNDERSTANDING
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
To read my longer writing, subscribe at robertvanvalkenburgh.com
When you live your life well, you don’t have to look forward to special occasions.
Every moment is precious.
Every occasion is a special occasion.
This day, hour, minute, and second will never repeat itself.
There will be no now like this now you are currently in.
Instead of looking forward, look around.
Are you spending your time well?
While you are worrying about what may be, you are missing what is.
You cannot control what is going to happen.
But you can control what you do in this moment.
You get to decide who you are, how you act, and what you say right now.
Do something that matters.
Be someone you are proud of.
Give this moment everything you’ve got because this moment is everything you’ve got.
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