Maguire here.

Y’know, if we were to really take the time to actually cultivate an awareness of the significance of each moment –  instead of just passing through it on our way to the next and then the next and then the next — we just might learn something. About life. About the world around us. About ourselves.

The trick is, to be able to hear a moment, you have to be silent.

Stop. Turn off the noise. Listen.

Each of us is unique. Most of us are sound asleep.  Pay attention to what is going on around you. Find the lesson inside.

Driving down the freeway., surrounding yourself with noise. Just might be the perfect time to start listening to yourself. Turn off the radio. Roll up the window. Eject the CD. Give some thought to the moment. Reflect on the people you’ve met, the places you’ve been, the things you experienced today…and be grateful.

There are lessons to be learned out there. They are yours by simply turning down the noise of your everyday life. Call it meditation or the communion with self or the pursuit of a higher consciousness. Call it an “awareness tune-up.” Whatever you call it, it’s yours by turning the background noise dial to “off” and listening to the music that rises up from inside you.

Try it. You just might surprise yourself with what you learned today.