As a kid, I can remember asking this question during what seemed like unusually long car rides. Usually, my brother and I would be in the back seat of the station wagon playing games and goofing around having a great time. Sometimes, though, it seemed like we were never going to get to wherever we were going and one of us would ask..."Are we there yet?" or "When are we going to get there?" Typically, my parents would respond saying something like..."No, we'll be there in a little bit, just have fun, relax..."

Then, we would usually turn our attention effortlessly back to playing games and having fun.

I remembered this today as I was feeling impatient about "getting there." With much on the horizon, I feel excited about the opportunities before me, and yet, at times I find myself anxious and impatient about wanting to get to them and have them happen now.

"If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year...Today should always be our most wonderful day." - Thomas Dreier

I noticed how unlike when I was a child, I sometimes have a hard time turning my attention back toward the present and allowing myself to enjoy the journey, rather than worrying about the "destination." How I often allow my present circumstances to affect my happiness in the moment...

So, just as I did when I was a child, I will practice being in the moment and enjoying each one to the fullest, trusting I will reach my destination, and yet, fully engaged in all of the joy and fun of the here and now...

"The present moment is significant, not as the bridge between past and future, but by reason of its contents, which can fill our emptiness and become ours, if we are capable of receiving them." Dag HammarskjoldRead more