Originally published at http://clearstorycollective.org Let’s say that you take your kayak onto a pond one October morning, and you’re in no hurry to get somewhere else.  You’re simply here, awake and still, welcoming each moment as it comes, floating wherever the breeze may take you.  From your boat in the middle of the pond you watch the dark water, the birch trees leaning overhead, and the golden-green grasses on the …

Originally published at http://clearstorycollective.org I have been thinking about what it means to live wholeheartedly, to give my full attention to each moment without distraction or holding back. One of my customary ways of dodging the present moment is to get too busy. I remember one evening years ago when I was standing at the stove, making supper, a spatula in one hand and a cell phone in the other. …