You Are Being Lied To.

 

I live by a farm. Yes — odd. Sometimes, when I'm working from home and in meetings, my meeting participants hear chickens clucking (please don’t tell my employers, lol).

In a still moment on a cool afternoon, the birds chirp away, and I hear my estate cat meow. I named her Catrina. We avoid each other as much as possible.

Eckhart Tolle often speaks about being still and present in the now. An illustration of this is when you're doing the dishes — instead of thinking about that bill you need to pay or the activities you have lined up, you rid yourself of everything but the present. You focus on what you're doing and just do it. It can be hard, but it is highly beneficial.

I said to a friend a couple of days ago that it is the lie of human to make us think we need a few more things to finally be happy. The truth is, you are not where you were yesterday, and certainly, you will not be where you currently are tomorrow. The magic happens in the now — when you sip that very cold zobo on a hot afternoon, when you offer a prayer of gratitude, when you check on a loved one, when you forgive someone who did you wrong, when you tell the lady in the market that her groundnut is the best, when you walk into a room being yourself, when you shoot water bubbles with your child, when you ask your driver about his wife, when you pray for the ones who water your life, and when you sing that song with all your might.

That is where the miracle begins. I lie — you are the miracle. The true testament to the Universe.

P.S. Hello there — it’s been a while.