when i started gathering the articles and stories for this section, it was with the idea of presenting ways to get "from where we are now" to some "better place." each of the following, although not stating so directly, speaks to me with clarity and the knowledge that we humans can live in absolute balance with Universe.
        today, as i'm actually writing this introduction, it occurs to me that the future, like the past, doesn't exist. we can't get to a "better place"; the present is all we have. Being in this moment is all there is; everything else is a construct of thought.
        so perhaps the following, or maybe only one of them, will speak to you and show you a way to be more present in the moment. if we give to each moment exactly what it demands the chances are our grandchildren's grandchidren will have the opportunity to do so as well.
        the experience of being completely in the moment, completely conscious and focused, is sometimes called joy.