Today's Reading - For Today

"Only in a hut built for a moment can one live without fear." Kamo no Chomei Fear comes from projection. My mind does not say, "This is a fine, pain-free, worry-free moment in which there is nothing to fear. Therefore, enjoy it." There is nothing to fear. Instead, it leaps ahead, conjuring up all sorts of mishaps and calamities. As difficult as it is to shed old habits, I keep remembering the relief and freedom and joy that came the first time I tried abstaining one day at a time and not worrying about what would happen tomorrow. For today: My life consists of single moments. I occupy them one at a time, savoring the fullness of each, and find there is no room for fear.