When you see a musician grinning, his shoulders bouncing as he nods at the other musicians performing with him, it is obvious he is totally absorbed and in the flow of what he is doing, hearing, and feeling. It was wondrous to see this man play his djembe, an African drum. Vibrantly present in each moment.
Vibrantly present. It is often a challenge to be truly present in the moment, be it in a work meeting, talking through an issue with a family member, at a committee meeting, with one of your kids’ teachers, much less vibrantly so.
Seems to me the vibrance comes from joy. Being truly present is just as valuable as vibrantly, simply a different aspect of being present.
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This passiflora vine absolutely delights me. It is exotic and beautiful. One of the gardeners at a local floral shop recommended it to me when the plant I came in for was gone for the season.
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It is vibrant to me.
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I had never seen a flower like this. Now where to plant it where its vines can grow vibrantly and the deer who are in my yard every day and evening, won’t devour it!
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Passiflora vine (c)MDessein
How am I doing with my 3 Promises of things to absolutely do each day from Jack Canfield’s advice?
Good. Some days one of the things is something I was going to do anyway, some days there are things I go out of my way to do, things I have been putting off!
Yup, I am querying literary agents. I am going to perform at an open mic tonight.
My, oh my, the weeding is ongoing, like for the next decade! Yet, I feel progress even when I only do 10 minutes of it.
Vibrance.~*
Thanks for reading~
Joy Ross
August 26, 2026 at 6:20 pmYou are inspiring …to plan ….list projects ….treat yourself to music
Mary
August 26, 2026 at 10:10 pmMerci beaucoup Joy, as are you: focus, connection, daily plans.
Judy Ridge
August 27, 2026 at 6:20 amBeautiful as always. The plant is gorgeous!
Mary
August 27, 2026 at 12:09 pmGrazie~~
Robin Dachenhausen
August 27, 2026 at 6:22 amFinding joy and purpose and ways to do our daily task is always mind-boggling. We each of us need to find our way of doing it whether it’s making a list doing daily commitments, choosing three things to do every day, but most of all we need to find the joy even in the mundane task of accomplishment that comes with getting a job done it doesn’t have to be a job dumb into perfection. Just getting the job. Well done that’s enough. Taking pride and what we do appreciating the effort that it took that’s when it becomes our own and it becomes something we can truly take joy in.
Mary
August 27, 2026 at 12:10 pmHi Robin, thanks for reading and responding so thoughtfully. Best to you~