Someone once quipped, "Does anyone happen to know where we're heading and what are we all doing in this handbasket anyway?" Sometimes life seems like that: rushed, confused, out of control, lacking purpose and direction.

As the pace of modern life quickens, it becomes ever more important to consciously slow down its mad rush. We greatly enhance our appreciation for life when we actually take the time to reflect on what is unfolding before our eyes and spend time with our thoughts and feelings relative to those experiences. In short, we become contemplatives in the midst of living busy...