God Is in the Details: The joy in being present is in noticing the light reflecting off the water, the specks of dust floating in the sunlight, the contentment on your dog’s face, the way the folds of the curtain fall, the shadows cast by the rocks, the clouds changing shapes, the smell of leaves, the taste of butter on bread. There is infinite variety available in this moment to enjoy, if you notice, but you have to be willing to notice the small things—the details—because they are often what sets this moment apart from other moments. The egoic mind sees something it has seen hundreds of times, and it skips over the experience and substitutes thoughts for experience and misses experiencing it altogether, which is where the juiciness and aliveness of life is. The ego’s mental world is a dry one. It lacks connection with experience—with real sensory experience. The richness in being alive comes through our senses. And when you experience what is coming into your senses, you feel alive, and you feel the joy Essence feels in being alive. –From Embracing the Now