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Max Titov

A Moment

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I would like to start this snowy Monday with a reference to a thought that I had a little while back.

“Big moments are important but at times I find it more interesting to look around. It’s wonderful to watch the first dance of a newly married bride and groom but if you carefully look through the crowd it’s likely that you will find someone who just made a connection: a person un-tainted by expectations, judgements or obligations.
So in a way this random moment of raw emotion is more valuable to me. 99% of the room will not notice it, will not see it and the world will continue spinning as though that moment never existed. But it has!”

So take a moment, a step back, and look around you: any moment, any action, any experience has the potential to literally take your breath away.

May we all have a wonderful week.

Max

Max Titov

Stillness in Motion

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Travelling is our way of life.
We spend hours on buses, trains, air planes and cars.
We sleep, read books, talk on our phones, write emails, and shake our fists at our fellow drivers. We are a generation on the move.

I am not an exception. Once in a while I pack up my belongings, load a book on my mp3 player, fill up the tank with petroleum and set on my way.

Over the last few months I’ve grown to enjoy and even cherish these lengthy drives.

I don’t advocate long commutes but I do have to admit that these excursions give me the opportunity to disconnect from the world. Within that specific time frame it’s just me, the road and my fellow commuting brothers.

There are no phones, computers, television, games, or other distractions. At times it`s slow and at times the sensation hits me like a flying brick but almost always the mind follows suit and begins to wonder.

I think about life, my friends, my loved ones — those that I am leaving behind and those that I will soon see. I think about places that I’ve visited, connections that I’ve made, memories that I’ve created and imagine future adventures that I am yet to experience. I think about the present moment: where I am, who I am and what I am a part of.

And as the drive continues and the sun slowly sets behind the horizon I am often reminded how beautiful any single moment can be and how often we un-intentionally miss it.