I Don’t Need My Life to Be Remarkable
By Sarah Wildman for The New York Times
“Don’t look for every moment to be a 10, she told him. Sometimes you have to celebrate the fours, fives and sixes.
I’ve come to see the wisdom in not just seeking but finding joy in the mundane, in the unremarkable, even in the frankly boring, particularly in this era of global — and personal — illness. I realize I am far from unique in my efforts to appreciate the moment. It is the essence of mindfulness, the stuff of my (often failed) efforts to meditate. But it has allowed me to stand still when I might otherwise never stop moving.”
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