November 28

NOVEMBER 28

What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner. — Colette

Colette was a French writer whose books give us a sense of a life fully lived. Yet, even she regretted that she hadn’t appreciated her good fortune earlier on. It was only while writing that she learned to see how lucky and happy she was and to praise life. Many of us are also tardy in realizing how rich our lives have been. It is often only in retrospect that we can see the beauty and feel the joy. How beautiful that day was! How much I was loved! How lucky I was to have such good friends around me! What a lovely child! Why didn’t we see what was happening in front of our very eyes? Why couldn’t we seize the moment? It is good to remember, but it is also splendid to live in the present and cherish each moment while it is happening.

I am learning to let go and live in the intensity of the here and now.