It may seem like your life is familiar and routine…
That you do the same things over and over every day…
In some ways, this is true. But on a more refined level, nothing you do is ever the same. Ever.
When you interact with your loved ones, even though you may have been with them for years, things are different. The way they stand, the way your hair is, the depth of your breath, the thoughts you’re thinking, the heaviness in their hearts…
When you brush your teeth, the degree to which you’re bent over the sink may differ, the amount of toothpaste that came out, the force with which you brush, the length of time, the things you think about, the placement of other items on the counter, the number of toothpaste bubbles that have smudged the mirror…all could be different.
When you are driving the same path to the store that you always take, the pebbles on the road are in different spots, the clouds are in different formations than they were last time, the air coming through your vents has different particles in it, the shelves at the store have been restocked…
And even your familiar cashiers (though they may look very similar in their uniforms as they did the last time you came in) are completely different. They have different food in their bellies, they’ve been wearing their uniforms for slightly different amounts of time, they’ve touched different amounts of money as the day has gone on…
Everything is always SO different…
But even if only ONE thing were different and everything else were exactly the same…the moment would still be its own magical creation!
In this way, every moment is new…and you will never ever come upon a moment just like it in all the world…ever again.
See if you can see it…
Take a seemingly familiar situation or interaction and look for the subtle distinctions that make it a miracle from the previous times.
What are the qualities and happenings that are making it “unique in all the world” as my friend the Little Prince would say?
And now that you see this beautiful unique moment, what will you choose to do with it?
How might this awareness of ever-lasting newness change the way you relate to your life?
“I expect to pass this way but once; any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
- Etienne De Grellet
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Even though I’m sitting in this same chair, holding this same mug, I have never sat here typing these words. And this day has never happened before. And the magical things I noticed last night were never put together into one piece before. And I am at least a bit closer to not wasting so much time worried about how I waste time. Thanks, Mona. You are different, too, my friend
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Hi Brand New Heidi! Your life is so cool and special all the time. What a treat to see what’s there – ready to come together in all sorts of new magical ways. Love, Brand New Me xoxo