Today, the Warmth of the Sun Is a Gift

When we treasure the moment, all else will follow.

Vincent Van Patten
Scribe
Published in
5 min readJul 29, 2020

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What if time slowed down and crumbled into dust, where the seconds, the future, and the past meant nothing? All we had was the moment — now — to live the life we’re born to live.

Who knows if the sun will rise tomorrow? It’s up now, iridescent as day gives way to night, as reality becomes a dream.

Our plans, memories, and who we want to be; these change as we do, not into somebody new but into a greater version of who we already are.

We’re exactly where we’re supposed to be. Yet, we overlook what is right in front of our eyes and think of solely what’s ahead.

Looking to nothing but the future, we miss the gift of today.

Today is all we have.

I often wonder why I started writing. It wasn’t to become successful or make a name for myself. I began writing because it brought me to the present.

It isn’t only writing that does this.

Love has the power to slow down time and make it cease completely. When you do something you love, nothing else matters but that moment.

The soul is in touch with an essence that isn’t seen, but felt.

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Vincent Van Patten
Scribe

Exploring what lights my soul on fire ❤️‍🔥 Living in Japan. vincentvanpatten.com