A MOMENT IN TIME

By Em Roberts

Imagine if you had the most coveted and valuable commodity in the world. You had been gifted a limited supply and you couldn’t get any more. Would you share some with those you loved the most? Would you truly understand its value and treat it so?

What if I told you, you already owned this commodity?

In fact, we all do. Time.

We spend time like currency but, unlike money, we cannot get time back. When we give people our time, that is really one of the most precious things we can do.

How we spend our time and who with should be a top priority. We can spend our time wishing we were somewhere else, doing something different, or thinking about the past or the future, but essentially all we ever have is now. This exact moment is time in its purest form.

Spiritual leaders encourage us to meditate to be present. However, we often think we have to sit cross-legged or listen to soothing music to meditate, but we don’t. It’s just a case of being fully in the moment.

A valuable key to being present is to practice gratitude. Gratitude helps us anchor ourselves to the present and holds us fast so we can fully appreciate all that the moment has to offer.

Whether we are walking across the downs, sitting on the beach watching the yachts sail by, or just enjoying a cup of tea in our garden, there is magic all around us.

Be aware of your breath, the landscape that surrounds you, the birdsong, the wind in the trees, the very moment you are in. Take a deep breath and really appreciate where you are right here, right now, wherever you may be.