Decisions

Every waking moment is involves some decision, mental and physical. An activity may be a block in a carefully planned agenda, but commitment to that activity lies in each moment. A belief may be a piece of some dogma or complex value system, but commitment to that belief lies in each moment. Each moment offers the potential for a different decision, for change. True freedom lies in the decisions made moment by moment.

In many ways, practice is the development of decision-making in the moment. Like the martial artist, the practitioner of humanism or any other discipline must find his/her pivotal center from which to move in any moment. Balance is as important as strength. Judgment is as important as values or beliefs. In the moment, we are fully alive. In the moment, we all hold the potential for mindful action and compassion. Practice is the way to realize and live that potential.