in the person you’re with … when you are all alone.


When we spend our time focused on problems, we subconsciously disre- gard all that is not a problem. In mull- ing over yesterday and worrying about tomorrow, we fail to recognize the pres- ence of today. When we postpone living until everything is running smoothly, we forfeit the minutes of our now. Instead of focusing on the next achievement or acquisition, we need to practice focusing on all the blessings around us—our loved ones and the sheer pleasure found in simply being. The poet in me writes: So live in your now; be conscious, sincere. Let your mind allow you to be in your here!


For it matters not, how much we own, the cars… the house… the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.


Linda Ellis’ global touchstone poem, The Dash, was followed by the Live Your Dash poem, and her new book, Live Your Dash. Join the conversation at Facebook.com/LindaEllisAuthor and Twitter.com/LiveYourDash.


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