I saw this on the side of a bus yesterday and thought, “Wow, do they know what they’re doing!” It was an ad for McDonald’s.
A friend of mine was telling me about a book called, “Who Moved My Cheese?” It’s about four characters who live in a maze and are each seeking their own “cheese.” It may be romance, a satisfying career, spirituality, or wealth. Their “cheese” is taken away and the story lies in how they deal with it.
In the end though, we are all seeking love and happiness. We may think we’ll find it through the car we drive, or by looking younger, or by buying up all the boots at Nordstrom’s. But the truth is that true happiness can be found in simply living in the now. When you think about famous people you admire – for me, that’s writers, artists, spiritual guides – they are focused and passionate and living for today.
Believe me, just because I know it’s true doesn’t mean I always practice it. I’m the worst when it comes to living in the past or planning the future (to-do lists abound in my world). But my hope is, the more I see the value in simply “being,” the more I’ll simply be.
That last line could be the line in a great song like the ones we were talking about today, sweetie!