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Margaret · 03-13-2007, 04:32 PM

I think that the message is, set the goal then enjoy the journey towards it. If you read Thich Nhat Han, he believes in living in the Now, being fully present, and yet he came to the US during the VietNam war to plead with Congress to stop bombing Viet Nam. Obviously he had a goal while living in the present moment. I dont see anything really at odds here. We often take something simple and make it complicated.

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Margaret Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Chicago in a very ethnically mixed suburb. Love it. Posts: 19	Goals and living in the Now I think that the message is, set the goal then enjoy the journey towards it. If you read Thich Nhat Han, he believes in living in the Now, being fully present, and yet he came to the US during the VietNam war to plead with Congress to stop bombing Viet Nam. Obviously he had a goal while living in the present moment. I dont see anything really at odds here. We often take something simple and make it complicated.