Be Present

Life is the ultimate teacher, but it is usually through experience and not scientific research thhat we discover its deeper lessons. We are all here for a single purpose: to grow in wisdom and learn to love. We can do this through losing as well as through winnng, by having and by not having, by succeeding or by failing. All we need to do is to show up openhearted for class... So fulfilling life's purpose may depend more or less on how we play than what we are dealt with. You have to be present to win.
- Kitchen Table Wisdom by Dr Rachel Naomi Remen.