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Horizons Magazine
MAY 1999
Isn't this incredible weather we're having? Every day it's been sunny and breezy, and the nights fresh and cool. I make every excuse to step outside as often as I can these days.
Friends have been hounding me for a year to get a new photo for my page here, always with the generous, "you are so much better in person!" Well, I kinda think all pictures of me look like me, but I've been told this is a good one, so here's my smiley face as I look right now in this moment!
Ok, now that moment is gone and a new moment is here. And now another. And another. If new moments are happening all the time, that must mean we get lots of chances to start over, right?
Every new moment begins right now. That's a comforting thought. Comforting to know that no matter what the past, we can begin right now to create a different life for ourselves. We can start today acting and reacting in a more conscious and responsible way in response to the world around us.
How do you act and react to the people you come in contact with each day?
How would each person you see on a daily basis describe you?
Do you think before speaking?
Is every word you say always true, kind and helpful?
Do you listen when others are talking, or are deciding what you're going to say as soon as they take a breath?
Remember that the people around us the most are mirrors to us, so if you feel you're not being heard, start to listen a little more. If you feel everyone is always interrupting you, stop interrupting others. If you feel others talk too much, talk a little less yourself. You can begin right now to make small changes in your everyday habits that by the end of the year you can be living a different life, a happier, more peaceful and ordered life.
Just as your past speaks for itself, know that your Now speaks more loudly and more clearly. What is happening in the Now is always more powerful than anything that has come before. In the Now, we can accept the past for having been what it was, and pledge to begin living each moment fully, consciously acting and reacting. In the Now, we can reconcile all past transgressions, and release all emotional burdens we've accrued through the years.
Every new moment begins right now, so always make sure every day that you're spending your Now wisely. Enjoy our offering this month.