Wednesday, January 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To indulge is to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of. To deprive is to deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something. Postponement, so-called sacrifice, and obligation are forms of deprivation. Hurrying through your life is to deny yourself the joy of the simple things. You\u2019re in a hurry to get to the office, not really enjoying that decadent cup of coffee. You\u2019re \u201cbusy\u201d scrolling on your phone, and you deprive yourself some silence, a good book, looking someone in the eyes, or experiencing real relaxation. Your to-do list is full, yet you have no time to enjoy each thing. The next thing deprives you of the indulgence of now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are you allowing yourself the pleasure of being? When you\u2019re with someone, be<\/em> with them. Eat <\/em>your lunch. Brush<\/em> your teeth. Be present, fully immersed in the now. Depriving yourself now is why you look back on the past with regret. You\u2019ll look back on this day with longing fondness – even in the so-called mundane experiences. You are depriving yourself of the richness of now if you\u2019re always on \u201cthe go.\u201d Be on \u201cthe stop.\u201d Bite down on it. Notice the abundance of what\u2019s happening right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be deprived of playtime and recreation. If you had a choice to do what you are going to do today or something else, would you choose something else? If your choices are no longer choices but sacrifices, automatic impulse, and obligations, you are depriving yourself<\/em>. If you\u2019re lucky to be able to bundle your work with fun and recreation, each day will be an indulgent, decadent, and rich \u201cvacation.\u201d Vacate the mind and fill the senses. If today is nothing but a chore or a bother, the mind is full, and the senses are empty. There is indulgence, and there is deprivation. Which one would you rather?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wednesday, January 10, 2024 To indulge is to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of. To deprive is to deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something. Postponement, so-called sacrifice, and obligation are forms of deprivation. Hurrying through your life is to deny yourself the joy of the simple things. You\u2019re in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morning-motivation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t