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Having Never Really Lived

December 19, 2011 by Margaret Duarte

When the 14th Dalai Lama was asked, “What about humanity surprises you the most?” he said:

“Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.  Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.  Then he is so anxious about the future that he doesn’t enjoy the present.  As a result, he doesn’t live in the present or the future.  He lives as if he’s never going to die.  Then he dies having never really lived.”

That’s all I have to say for today, though I will write more about this subject in the future, since it so closely relates to the themes of my four novels, that of spiritual and emotional freedom, preventing the tragedy of having “never really lived.”

Everyone has the capacity for spiritual and emotional freedom.

Through my novels—which synthesize heart and mind, science and spirituality—I inspire people to activate their gifts, retire their excuses, and stand in their own authority.

As more people release their greater potential into the universe, a greater consciousness will be forged for the benefit of all.

In the mean time, keep this in mind this Christmas.  Enjoy each moment.  Savor the present.

Filed Under: For Readers, For Writers, Lifestyle, Spirituality Tagged With: 14th Dalai Lama, living in the present, The Chi Center

About Margaret Duarte

Former middle school teacher, Margaret Duarte, lives on a California dairy farm with a herd of “happy cows,” a constant reminder that the greenest pastures lie closest to home. Margaret earned her creative writing certificate through UC Davis Extension and has since published four novels in her “Enter the Between” visionary fiction series: Between Will and Surrender, Between Darkness and Dawn, Between Yesterday and Tomorrow, and Between Now and Forever. Her poem and story credits include SPC Tule Review; The California Writers Club Literary Review; finalist in the 2017 SLO Nightwriters Golden Quill Writing Contest; First Place winner for fiction in 2016, Second Place winner for fiction in 2018, Honorable Mention for fiction in 2019, and Gold winner for fiction in 2020 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS Book Awards Competition; 2019 California Author Project winner for adult fiction.

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