“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.”

—Henry David Thoreau, 19th Century American philosopher and essayist

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Who are the happiest people you know?

I’m not talking about celebrities or even those folks who smear their seemingly perfect lives all over social media. I’m talking about those you truly know who navigate the waves of life pretty darn well.

As you explore the lives of these special people, you may notice that they spend far less time than most dwelling on the past, or being overly contemplative about their future. They all seem to take life in stride and make the most of their present moments until the next arrives.

EXERCISE:

How can and will you find your own eternity by being more fully present and launching yourself into the moment-to-moment waves of life?