The Present is Now

Today was one of those days...you know what  I'm talking about. Everyone has them once in a while. Crazy stupid busy at work, and I was annoyed and annoying. But this evening--after work and after a brief steam and swim at the health center--I sat under the grapevines in my backyard and pondered. I ate grapes and drank wine (ok, I drank more wine than I ate grapes), and watched my pugs wander around and sniff each other. I also admired not only how beautiful the grapes looked, but also how all the ridiculousness of the day really doesn't matter. What does matter is the here-and-now. But sometimes it is so difficult to be present. The present is all we really have, and it's usually pretty good.