Mountain Zen Den Podcast

“Now is now.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder We’re going to get back to the basics. Can you imagine how awesome it would be to wake up every morning to the amazing beauty and wonderful sounds of nature? We just got back from an amazing hike along Carter Lake and had our senses bombarded by the beauty and restorative powers of Nature… Links to Scientific Proof of the Restorative Powers of Nature We were reminded that there are things all around us everyday that would bring so much joy and happiness and peace if we would just take the time to notice them.  It’s called living in the Now. Now is all we’ve got.  Yesterday is gone.  Tomorrow hasn’t come, we just have Now.  And if you think about it, it’s ok.  We couldn’t handle anything more.  Nor would we want to.  Now is where we live and the only place we can find joy.  Notice we didn’t necessarily say “Happiness”. There’s a difference between joy and happiness.  Joy is a choice, it’s lasting – happiness is serendipitous, it comes and goes.  Joy is deep and underlying.