"Oh give these clay feet wings to fly, to touch the face of the stars"

[jdianek]

My martial arts instructor told the class tonight that we need to focus on the present, on what we're doing in order to succeed. He's right, and I have the worst time doing just that. I get so distracted sometimes during class because my mind just won't shut up. Like in the movie "Last Samurai": "Too many mind" :-p. My head is full of the "what

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[crimeofpoisson]

In an article in Yoga Journal last year a film director suggested we 'let go of everything but the present moment'. I find this very useful, when I remember to follow it. Or, you can think of it in a less poetic way, simply 'Be Here Now', both of which I strive to live by. Though I must keep reminding myself.

And that is one of my favorite Loreena McKennitt songs.