Recently, I came across a quote on Instagram from the Dalai Lama that stopped me, Road Runner-style, in my tracks. ‘There are only two days in the year when nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly to live.’
I’m sure these words were designed to instil a sense of inner peace. But, in my case, reading this wisdom, I mostly felt gripped by panic. How the heck am I supposed to do all this top-priority loving, believing, doing and living when I am drowning in 274 unread emails, a to-do list of household tasks and an ambitious project to pull off? Not to mention the vital stuff of life, such as seeing the people I love, making soup and drinking wine.
“People are scared of self-reflection. They think: ‘But what if I decide that I’m feeling crap today?’ Well, actually, it’s all right to feel that”