One day, years ago, I was riding BART (transit train). Across the aisle was a group of boisterous young men, talking loudly. I felt they were making fun of me. I don't know. But they had me on edge, watching warily.
Their conversation drifted onto another subject, then one of them said, "When you feel you stuck in the never, come back to the now."
In that instant, everything changed. I understood what had been only a distant concept before. When you can, however briefly, rest in the present moment -- with all its awkwardness, with all its fear, with all its discomfort -- in time you come to realize you don't have to be swept away in all that.
You might even be surprised to discover something precious. I'll always be grateful to that stranger for being my teacher.
Jaden3