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Will You Introduce Us?

We bestow the titles of mentor and, sometimes, hero to those that introduce us to the unknown, the unseen, and more appropriately – the overlooked. They introduce us to what would have no name and what would have never been noticed if we weren’t to have had them explain, reveal, or shine a light for us on the subject matter.

This introducing the world to what one sees, I believe, is one of life’s highest callings.

Paul Valery once said, “To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees.”

What do you see?

Or, what have you seen that you have kept to yourself? Hint: That was for us as much as it was for you.

We need your enlightenment. It’s a major part of why you are here.

If seeing isn’t your thing or you claim you “can’t” see, know that you would be hard pressed to find one inch of this world that isn’t pregnant with meaning.

I believe that you must exist with eager anticipation that the expectant world is screaming to be introduced to us all through you.

Will you introduce us?

This place is one big game of ‘I Spy’.

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Today, there is…

…a note you’re supposed to drop in the mail.

…a hand you’re supposed to shake.

…a soul you’re supposed to encourage.

…a call you need to make.

…a sunrise you’re to appreciate.

…a sunset you’re to enjoy.

…a moon you’re to muse.

…a day you’re to make.

…a laugh you’re to laugh.

…a breath you’re to breathe.

…a life you’re to live.

Don’t pass on the role you were cast for.

For you there is no Plan B.

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No. It’s Not That. It’s this.

You’re not after trophies.

You’re not after status.

You’re not after “like” clicks.

You’re not after retweets.

You’re not after accolades.

You’re not after money.

No.

You are, however, after doing something with your life.

You are here to make this place better.

Let’s call it this and not that.

This (thing that you are here for) > That (which they’ve convinced you to believe)

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2 Views of Today

You can see today as a shot, an opportunity, or orchestrated divinity from your yesterday’s.

Or, like most, you can see it as a do-over, a mulligan, or a repeat of the past.

Let’s talk about the past. Every experience, reaction, response, and thought you’ve had thus far brought you here to this thing before you called today.

So be careful, today, with your experiences, reactions, responses, and thoughts because they will create your tomorrow.

Today > Tomorrow until Tomorrow is called Today.

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Clicking ‘Enable Awareness’

In default mode we miss a lot. So we must click ‘enable awareness’ to leave our default settings.

In default mode we react. When awareness is enabled we respond.

In default mode we breathe. When awareness is enabled we breath deeply.

W.H. Auden once wrote, Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences. As Ortega y Gasset said: “Tell me to what you pay attention, and I will tell you who you are.”

A payment to attention is an eternal investment with endless ramifications.

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