Canfield’s tips feel like a system that are best used
as a whole system. However, there were a
couple that stuck out to me, not necessarily because I think that they are more
important than others, but because I’ve used them to some extent in the past
without really thinking about them as daily ways to be present in the moment. The first of these tips was being aware of my
surroundings. At first, I did not think
that this tip would matter as much to me as the others, but as Canfield elaborated
and made connections to nature, it made more sense. It helps to be appreciative of the space that
we are in and perhaps to even cultivated a sense of awe about it. The second tip that was useful to me was this
idea of enjoying the now. I liked how he
described waiting as more or less being a cultural construct—it is what we make
of it, and it does not need to be waiting or wishing our limited time on Earth
away.
