It is funny how we learn the greatest lessons in life when we least expect to. While playing a simple and silly game on the Wii last night, I found myself not really applying myself and basically taking advantage of the shortcuts. As the game drew to an end, my friend told me “you cheated”, and I thought to myself, yes ..yes I did, then she continued to say “that robs you of the fun, you just have to let go and have a good time with it”. I thought to myself, wow, what profound words and philosophy that can be used and remembered for life, I realized I really did cheat myself of the moment.

How often do we not take advantage of the moment and live with a carefree spirit, how often do we forget to just let go and truly live the experience and allow ourselves to just be free and silly and laugh at ourselves. I miss being my carefree self, I don’t know what happened along the path of life that somehow, in the midst of all my struggles, I feel I have lost that part of myself, but I do know that each day a little part of that person I used to be comes into light, and each day I do strive to enjoy I work hard to getting back to living with a deep sense of appreciation and deep awareness of each precious moment I experience.

It is easy to lose sight of who we are when we are wrapped up in all the emotions life brings us, sometimes we lose sight of the little pleasures that make major impact on our happiness.