The Direct Opposite of Taking Life for Granted

Beauty is Everywhere in Vietnam by Michele McCartney-Filgate

"The key to this path, which lies at the root of Buddhism, Taoism, and yoga, and which we also find in the works of people like Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman, and in Native American wisdom, is an appreciation for the present moment and the cultivation of an intimate relationship with it through a continual attending to it with care and discernment. It is the direct opposite of taking life for granted." —Jon Kabat-Zinn, from Wherever You Go There You Are