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(Image is from the web) Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the blue sky? Do we have to practice to be able to enjoy it? No, we just enjoy it. Each second, Each minute of our lives can be like this. Wherever we are, any time, we have the capacity to enjoy the sunshine, the presence of each other, even the sensation of our breathing. We don’t need to go to China To enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to travel into the future To enjoy our breathing We can be in touch with these things right now. ~Thich Nhat Hanh A child walks with its mother. It sees an oily rainbow On the road, a leaf, veined And dappled, on the path, A puddle full of clouds, A smiling dog, a cat That needs to be stroked, A builder’s van all a-rattle, A gentle robin. What did you see? ~Peter Gray I believe that only one person in a thousand knows  the trick of really living in the present.  Most of us spend