"To be awake is to be alive."
EQ NOTE
A new week can begin with a long list of things to do. Thoreau offers a different first question: are we actually awake to the life taking place around us?
Being awake does not require a dramatic realization. It might mean hearing someone all the way through, noticing the weather before opening a screen, or recognizing a feeling without immediately trying to change it. We can be busy and still present. We can be quiet and still distracted. The invitation is simply to return to the day we have, while it is here.
