Harry Handelbar 
When mindfulness meets mischief: Bobby Darin plays, the chocolate melts, and the cat reprograms your homepage.
I was just skipping about, listening to Bobby Darin sing “Mack The Knife,” completely in the moment. Suddenly, it hit me: this is just a fleeting flash of time, and I had best seize and savor it before it vanishes. Too many moments slip away into lost opportunity.
Watching Beyond the Sea – the movie where Kevin Spacey absolutely excels as Bobby Darin with superb vocal renditions – only heightened the feeling. As a big Darin fan, this experience amplified the present. It reminded me how vital it is to use our time wisely instead of constantly procrastinating. Ultimately, you can only put things off for so long anyway. After that, you’re screwed.
Perhaps you are right here in this exact moment with me as you read this. If so, let this reality give you a cause for pause. Stop and lock it into all your sensors. Notice your surroundings: see, hear, feel, smell, and taste it. Get into it, and let it get into you. Mantra, mantra, mantra.
Right now, I have Bobby Darin singing “Eighteen Yellow Roses” while three cats subtly usher me kitchen-ward. A quarter-finished chocolate web form sits on my screen, accompanied by an urge to sing, a messy room akimbo, a jittery head, and a racing heart.
So, in this exact moment, what are you delaying? What needs saying? What needs doing? Who needs help, or who needs a phone call? Evaluate your priorities right now to find what truly matters. Since we have made an occasion of it, consider acting if something rings a bell. Should a nerve be hit or a chord struck, then best of luck.
