Living in the moment, or living more "horizontally" as I like to put it, has been at the heart of this blog. And the purpose in reconciling with this concept, again and again, is so that we learn to attach ourselves to the life we are living--right now.
And to immerse our entire selves into every day and every moment and every encounter, with the help of our innate sensory abilities. Using these bodily abilities enables us to pursue an astonishingly more exciting, fulfilling, joyful continuation of living.
Life beyond sheer survival.
I'm sure many of you readers are familiar with the site, or feed, Humans of New York. I recently fell across this post of a daughter with her mother and was overwhelmed by the simple sagacity it contained.
This lovely woman embodies horizontal living. She radiates life and hope to all of us who are exhausted and laden with much surrounding ache and distress. She shows succinctly that there is enduring wonder and light. Even here in this place.
There is much to be glad of, if we only are keen enough to notice.
Here is the post: