What does fully soaking in a moment feel like? How do I know whether or not I'm doing it correctly? Because I usually feel like I'm not.
I think I often have trouble being fully present in a moment. My head is bouncing too fast between thinking of a funny line to say next in the conversation, endlessly repeating the lyrics to "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel, and wondering how any gig economy startups ever intend to turn a profit given their massive annual losses and the societal pressure on them to raise wages. There's usually too much activity in my head to really take in my surroundings without being extremely intentional about it.
And when I do that — be intentional about soaking in the moment — I stand still, look at my surroundings, take a deep breathe, and then wonder, "Is that it? Did I do it?"
It's at this point when I realize I don't really know what "soaking in a moment" is supposed to feel like, and without a baseline measure, it's hard to say whether or not I'm doing it right even if I'm intentional about trying it.
So I usually stop and go back to the Peter Gabriel lyrics. They're beautiful, aren't they?
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