Over the weekend, while at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, I purchased my very first Buddha board.. I've seen these boards before and have occasionally dabbled in some obscure drawings but this time I decided to purchase one for myself.. I think it comes at a poignant time in my life.. this reminder of living in the moment...

For the past few months I had the privilege to have two of my closest friends stay with me here in LA.. at first I thought of three girls living in a Jr. bedroom apartment would be a clear recipe for disaster ... but to my surprise I have to say, it's been the best months of my life since moving here..

The truth of the matter is this... me.. my friends.. us .. now.. here.. will this ever happen again? will the three of us ever be able to have this time where we can enjoy living under the same roof in our mid-30s laughing, eating, watching, playing, talking throughout the wee hours of the night everyday... the truth of the matter is ... no.. most likely never again.. not like this..

It's not often I catch myself realizing the finiteness of time.. usually I am too busy with the day to day living to really appreciate that this day will never happen again once it has passed.. it could be maddening thinking about all the wasted time in one's life... the missed opportunities, the people in our lives we take for granted, words and actions you could have said and done.. too many of these have passed through my head.. but I have no choice but to just let them go and hope that I don't succumb to the same illusory ideology, that there's always next time...

Living in the moment... these few words have been the source of some of my greatest pleasures and torments...

To Time...