Dan Millman wrote in his book "Pathway of the Peaceful Warrior" that "there are no ordinary moments." What he means by that is like the attention a martial artist gives to his kata, we ought to give to every thing we do throughout our day...from dressing ourselves, to sweeping the floor, to caring for one another. In the book, the character Dan is distracted by a pretty young woman while putting on his track pants. As he attempts to flirt and make eye contact with her, he puts both legs into the same pant leg and ends up falling over making a fool of himself. There are no ordinary moments...attention to dressing oneself is just as important to the kata (a martial artist would never break kata to flirt with a pretty young woman).
Moments slip by quickly. In each moment we can seize opportunity to grow personally in some way, enrich someone else, enjoy the beauty of nature, meditate, pray, be a companion, share kind words...there are so many wonderful things we can do with our moments and we can do them in so many ways for so many people (ourselves included).
Every moment is important...every moment counts....if you have something to say, something you want to do...it is important to give it your attention...moments get lost...opportunities get lost...people get lost.
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