250623 What I learned in my studies this morning 5

Today's Meditation(s):

The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh (ed. by Melvin McLeod), The Second Arrow

Who, by worrying, can add an hour to their life? (Is that quote right? It's certainly close.)

My mom always quoted her grandmother, "Don't borrow trouble." While sometimes about not getting involved in other people's matters, it often means the same as that other Bible quote, "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."

There's stuff going on right here, right now, that I could be present at if I stop worrying about X and Y and Z. There's a chance for me to be mindful — and thus a part of my own life rather than another night on autopilot — if I but take it.