living-in-the-present

You owe it to your inner-self to never allow your past to take the place of your present or future.

Pyschoanalysts are fond of pointing out that the past is alive in the present. But the future is alive in the present too. The future is not some place we're going to, but an idea in our mind now. It is something we're creating, that in turn creates us. The future is a fantasy that shapes our present.

We fall back into the past, we jump ahead into the future, and in this we lose our entire lives.

If only I woulda done that.___ really shoulda done that.___ coulda done that.__ ask, __o you really know what your life would be like now if you made those choices?_ Believing in regret strips away our only chance to create a better future. That chance: what we decide to do today, right now, in the present.

In order to live in the present, we have to learn how to feel safe even when a situation feels threatening to us.

Legacy is not what's left tomorrow when you're gone. It's what you give, create, impact and contribute today while you're here that then happens to live on.

Life is a fragile and awesome gift.

I want to do a good job living today.

When I live each day so well, I will have no regrets when tomorrow never comes.

It's not in the life, it's in the living.

Now is everythingNow is the essenceNow is the focusFocus on the nowFor that is the key

THE FOUR HEAVENLY FOUNTAINSLaugh, I tell youAnd you will turn backThe hands of time.Smile, I tell youAnd you will reflectThe face of the divine.Sing, I tell youAnd all the angels will sing with you!Cry, I tell youAnd the reflections found in your pool of tears -Will remind you of the lessons of today and yesterdayTo guide you through the fears of tomorrow.

Find comfort in little things and joy in unexpected moments.

A feeling of joy if not shared or tasted is a waste of a chance to be embraced.

Joy always follows on the heels of pain. If a person escapes a mindset that current events represent an ongoing tragedy, they will encounter and comprehend all the beauty that surrounds them. We find bliss by living alertly and unequivocally accepting whatever is occurring in the present moment. If a person realizes that the present moment is all that matters, they will gain an inner stillness and appreciate the beauty and joy of each day.

We each want nothing more than to live for the moment. Nature hardwired us perpetually to follow the call of the wild, cull all the highs in life, and rejoice in life by dancing, singing, jumping, building nests, creating beauty, and playing with our young. We each find ourselves happiest when we are engaging in conduct that makes us feel alive.

When you live in the present, the past is forgotten & the future takes care of itself.

To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you revisit it, analyze it, regret it, or sweat it_it__ over. It can hurt you no more.