“Forever is composed of nows.” Emily Dickinson
Which Is All There Is When the present is all there is, what does it mean to be fully present, or do you sneak off in to the melancholy of the greying past, or do you inhabit the anxiety of tomorrows never arrived, rather than allowing yourself to be pulled into this moment, which is all there is? Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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Welcome to my personal blog site. I see myself as a free thinker, life explorer, and wisdom collector. Some of my favorite subjects are psychology, philosophy, relationships, society, reading, writing, technology, and lifestyle.
Climate Change
this love fairy fell in love with her ghost
A Love Affair With The Past
Writing, blogging, journaling
Tales from the Life of a Lost Soul
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Yes 🙌 indeed
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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My mother had this conversation with me several times toward the end of her life.
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Very precious, thank you for sharing that special slice.
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You’re welcome.
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Truth!
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Thank you Ruth
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We do this all the time…never being in the moment. You captured that so aptly, Paul.
“melancholy of the greying past,” and “anxiety of tomorrows never arrived,”… couldn’t have said it better.
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Very kind Punam, thank you so much
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My pleasure.
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Dear Paul,
As usual, I enjoyed every one of your thoughtful poems. Thank you.
I would like to alert you to a typo in the second line of your poem: “what does in mean to be fully present”. The third word should have been “it”.
Speaking of being present in the moment with awareness and (engaged) mindfulness, I can see from your post that you are “allowing yourself to be pulled into this moment”, which happens to be a topic that I have quite a lot to convey to you in a highly engaging and expansive post entitled “🦅 SoundEagle in Best Moment Award from Moment Matters 🔖🏆”
The said post opens with this paragraph:
To give us an opportunity to appreciate and discuss about these issues even more deeply and from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, I would like to refer you to my detailed analyses and extended discussions in the concluding section called “Conclusion: Change Rules and Moment Matters” of this said post, available at http://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/soundeagle-in-best-moment-award-from-moment-matters/#Conclusion
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle
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Many thanks 🙂
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Thank you for the note – much appreciated, and for the link too! 🙂
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You are very welcome, Paul. I look forward to your visiting the link to read my said post, as I am certainly very keen and curious about what you will make of it.
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle
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Yes 🙂
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It seems many of us spend a lot of time in the past or future. I wonder how many perfect present moments are missed because of this?
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Yes, and then to take it a step further, how many missed present moments have resulted in pain or sadness because of an all consuming pursuit of stuff or whatever? Thank you Patricia.
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I know I do even though I’m happy with the present.
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Yes, the human condition I guess, content but also concerned.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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Great poem – and nice related quote from ED too 🙂
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Very much appreciated – thank you.
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A beautiful poem that asks an essential question, Paul! ❤ Memories and hopes have their place, but it would be a mistake to live anywhere but in the now!
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I couldn’t agree more Cheryl, so true – many thanks for this.
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I’m with Cheryl and Punam! It’s a lovely poem, Paul and so true – despite my efforts, I still fail to spend sufficient time in the present.
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Ah, the human condition, you are not alone. Thank you for sharing this.
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thank you for the reblog
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😊😊
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So it is! Also a important advice! xx Michael
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Thanks Michael 🙂
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A new favorite to think about for a while. Loved the quote, as well.
Thanks for posting!
-Julie
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Thank you so much Julie, loving your response.
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What a great poem and a great reminder to say in this moment
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Thank you so much
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Thank you
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