Seize the avocado.

I've eaten two perfect avocados this week, 

and they have me thinking about the power of living in the present.

Like, not living for the future / The Plan / “someday” -

but instead living for Right Now.

So.

Usually, when I shop for avocados, I choose underripe ones.

Because, you know: planning for future avocado consumption.

Maybe 1 out of 3 times, it works. I catch the avocado at a good time, and enjoy it.

But 1 out of 3 times, I want to eat the avocado and am annoyed it isn't ripe yet.

And 1 out of 3 times, I miss the ripeness window altogether and end up trashing a now-yucky avocado, which is the worst.

But this was me at the grocery store this week:

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I found an avocado I knew was perfect. And I bought it.

I ate it that same night for dinner – 

(Steamed broccoli + avocado chunks + olive oil + lemon juice + salt)

– and yes, it was perfect.

And of course I tried to extract some life wisdom from the whole thing.

This is what can happen, I thought, when I choose Today over Someday.

This is what can happen when I go with what feels good Now.

This is what can happen when I remember The Present is more vital than The Plan.

And so my friend, I'm wondering for me and for you:

where are we deferring enjoyment?

Where are we choosing Someday over Today?

Where are we making The Plan more important than The Present?

And maybe most importantly:

what perfectly ripe opportunity is presenting itself,

inviting us to dig in, Right Now?

xo,

Natalie

PS: For my US friends, here's something happening Right Now: ICE is abusing Haitian asylum seekers, who desperately need our support. This resourceful article from The Cut lists a bunch of places to donate, as well as links to what to say when you call your senators and representatives.