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Tag: Present

  • Blog #143 – The Past is Easy and the Future is Hard

    It is easy to reminisce in the past because it is tangible and has happened. It is easy for the mind to look back at the past. The past is full of many memories about relationships, family, hardships, friendships, and other moments. Think back at all the moments and if you made another decisions your life would be completely different now. I think of many moments and say, “What if I…” We all have many of these “What if” moments. It is easy to know what we would do now in these moments looking back.

    It is hard for the mind to look at the future. The future hasn’t happened yet so the mind has to be extremely creative and make up a future. If you want to limit these what if moments then you have to know where you are going so you can make the right decisions in the transitional moments. This requires you to stop, take a moment and write out your plans for the future in every aspect of your life.

    If you are depressed,

    you are living in the past.

    If you are anxious,

    you are living in the future.

    If you are at peace,

    you are living in the present.

    lao tzu

  • Blog #75 – R-E-L-A-X

    Enjoy the journey. Time moves faster and faster and before you know it your all out of it. Knowing this day is coming is very freeing because there is nothing you can do about it besides being grateful that it’s not right now. You should do all you can to use your time wisely and live to the fullest. You should fill every moment of your life with love and joy. We are not even sure that there is other life in this galaxy so the odds that you are living at this exact moment are astronomical. The key is to not take a second for granted and be grateful for the present. Stop living in the past and future. Take the time to do the things you love with who you love.

  • Blog #15 – The Journey is More Important than the Destination

    We are all artists creating our life’s masterpiece. We have projects that we work on and usually the main goal we have is COMPLETING tasks We have to-do lists and we want to cross things off our to-do lists. Our goal is to FINISH something. When this is the goal. When we put all of our focus on the end. We lose sight of the present.

    We end up always being in a hurry. We end up being full of anxiety.

    When we finish the goal often we are not happy because we did not enjoy the process.

    I propose that once you know the outcome you want to achieve change the goal to the HOW.

    HOW are you going to get there?

    When you focus on the How the questions change. You are now asking, How can I be happy and accomplish this? How can I complete this and enjoy it? How can I incorporate the people I care about?

    With this shift of focus you are bringing yourself into the present moment.

    The end is not the most important thing but how you get to the end.

  • Blog #3 – No Better Time Than the Present

    There is no better time than the present because that is the only time you are present.  The past is a memory only you hold in your head. Which is different from the memory that someone else holds in their head.  The future is just a vision that may or may not come to fruition.  The only thing that is real is the present so make sure you are present in the present and not constantly focused in the past or future.  The present is the only thing you can control.

    You can control your thoughts and actions in the present moment.  By structure and planning you can make the future more predictable.  You can become a future teller because you are in control.  There is no way to plan for everything but if you plan for nothing then that is what you will get. There is no wrong or right answer but only you know what you want.

    Once you are present in the present then your future and past will be better as well.  Use your imagination for a compelling future.

    See yourself accomplishing your dreams!