In Eddie Murphy’s “Raw”, he tells the story about wanting to get hamburgers from McDonalds, but instead getting his mother’s homemade burgers - a big ball of greasy fried meat with peppers poking out at every angle. As a child, he’s disappointed, but as an adult he loves to get mama’s burgers at every opportunity.
Sometimes there are many things around us to which we might feel indifferent, or even annoyed. Months or years later when we reflect, we might miss those things, feeling nostalgia or yearning.
Instead, we can notice the little magical things around us now, and appreciate them now.
For the transcript and important links go to: What is Magical Now: Episode 29 - A Beautiful Thought