It’s Autumn, and the two big maple trees in front of my house have been shedding leaves for a couple of weeks now. The front yard has the beginnings of a nice, thick carpet of dry leaves; and the gutters are filling up. I have a leaf blower that makes short work of gathering up the leaves, if the leaves are dry, that is. I was planning to work on that this weekend; but, nature isn’t going to cooperate as…..
The idea of living in the present is timeless and wise. At my place of employment, I was given a small, plastic sign that had the words, “Be here now,” emblazoned on it to place on my desk, reminding me to stay focused on the task at hand, thereby reducing errors. Other great thinkers have said it more eloquently (1): “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future,…..