To experience life in the “present moment” is not a mysterious thing and it is not a big deal. It simply involves putting less attention on worries and regrets.  Less attention on the future, the past, and things that bother you.

Living in the present moment means living life “now”, with your attention on the present, and not allowing your mind to take you to experiences away from “now”.  When you manage to do this, you can enjoy each moment to a fuller extent.  You can bring out the best in your performance and creativity. You become less distracted by your needs and concerns.

Present moment living, getting in touch with your life now, is at the heart of effective living.  When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live.  Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives.  Dr. Wayne Dyer

The happiest people know that no matter what happened yesterday, last month, or last year - no matter what may happen tomorrow, next month, or next year, “now” is the only place where happiness can actually be experienced.

This may sound confusing, so let me explain.  I don’t mean that you’re not affected by your past, or not concerned with tomorrow, because we all certainly are.   There are things in our past that we remember fondly and this makes us happy thinking about them.  There are our dreams and expectations of happy moments yet to come.  What I mean is that we can’t be bothered or worried over something that has already happened, or something that has not yet happened.

Yesterday… Today… and Tomorrow

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is Yesterday with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.

All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed; we cannot erase a single word said. Yesterday is gone.

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.

Tomorrow’s sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds - but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This leaves only one day - Today. Any man can fight the battles of just one day; it is only when you or I add the burdens of those two awful eternities - Yesterday - and Tomorrow - that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today that drives men mad - it is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore, live but One Day at a Time.

Children seem to do this intuitively and seem to understand that life is a series of present moments. They seem to understand that each moment is important and should be experienced to the fullest. If only we as adults could intuitively do the same.

If you can take this to heart and begin to live more in the present moment, you will find you spend less time being bothered by “life”, and more time enjoying it. You will spend less energy convincing yourself that “now” isn’t good enough, and more time enjoying the wonderful moment you are in - the present moment.

Gina

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