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Living in the moment is considered a big deal; after all it makes us happier. It has always intrigued me how it looks like to be in the moment. The sudden change from being outside to being in the moment. Acting coaches always stress on being in the moment. An actor can create the most wonderful of emotions onstage with a burst of self-awareness.
It is the time when nothing can go wrong; imagine Sachin hooking McGrath to a six across the stadium longest boundary. All the forces seem to mysteriously come together and create an invisible cloak of confidence & flair. I remember a couple of days back I muttered a highly excited yet muted "Yes" when I succeeded in something at work. It was great!
It happens to all of us and at least a few times a week. It doesn't have to be public; it can be very private moment too. Nonetheless, I must add that to achieve this feat onstage is remarkable. Emotional nakedness is more daunting - says Daniel Radcliffe in an interview. Perhaps nakedness is the key, to strip myself of all the patina of just about everything else other than now.
I will leave more remarkable words about being in the moment to more mature minds than mine. I wanted to write something about it because I saw a video on YouTube. I wandered off to Adele's 'Live at The Albert Hall' videos. She has a voice that's a stopper at the least. She talks about the song for first few minutes and then it is a slight turn of head & shoulders.
It was that slight moment, perhaps missed by most around her. The video gives the audience a chance to look at the being in the moment of Adele. She bares her soul and mind in the performance; leaving the audience standing on their feet at the end.
I always thought of that as the moment you came into focus... like, "Oh, there you are.
(From Happythankyoumoreplease)
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