Start Living in the Present wisely and earnestly
Do not
-mourn for the past,
-worry about the future
-anticipate troubles,
1. Remove unneeded possessions: use the freedom to shape life today around your most important values
2. Smile.
3. Fully appreciate the moments of today.
4. Forgive past hurts.
5. Love what you do.
6. Dream about the future, work hard today.
7. Don’t dwell on past accomplishments.
8. Stop worrying.
9. Think beyond old solutions to problems.
10. Conquer addictions.
If you can only live one moment at a time, you might as well make it the present.
"Whenever you feel anxious about your future or your past, just breathe,""
You Are Not Your Thoughts
Life unfolds in the present.
do not let the present slip away
When you worry about the future and ruminate about what's past
You allow time to rush past unobserved and unseized, and squander the precious seconds of your life.
Don’t be always doing something
Allow a little time and practice stillness and calm.
At work we fantasize about being on vacation;
on vacation, we worry about the work piling up on our desks.
We dwell on intrusive memories of the past or fret about what may or may not happen in the future.
Do not allow your "monkey minds," to vault from thought to thought like monkeys swinging from tree to tree.
Do not let your thoughts control you.
feel more in control of your mind and your life,
find the sense of balance that eludes you
step out of this current, pause, and…..
rest in stillness—stop doing and focus on just being.
live more in the moment.
Living in the moment—also called mindfulness—is a state of active, open, intentional attention on the present.
As you practice becoming mindful,
realize that you are not your thoughts;
become an observer of your thoughts from moment to moment without judging them.
be with your thoughts as they are, neither grasping at them nor pushing them away.
Cultivate a nonjudgmental awareness of the present
Mindfulness benefits.
reduces stress, boosts immune functioning, reduces chronic pain, lowers blood pressure, and helps cope with cancer.
reducing stress, spending a few minutes a day actively focusing on living in the moment reduces the risk of heart disease.
You become happier, exuberant, empathetic, and secure.
higher self-esteem and more accepting of your weaknesses.
reduces impulsivity and reactivity that underlie depression, binge eating, and attention problems.
can hear negative feedback without feeling threatened.
fight less with spouse more accommodating and less defensive.
mindful couples have more satisfying relationships
Escape Being a Victim of Time & Truly Live in the Present Moment.
Of course, it’s natural to spend moments of thought in the past or in daydreams of the future.
Identifying impending dangers through associations with things that have happened in the past is important for self-preservation.
But
Do not let your life be dictated by thoughts and emotions attached to past events and potential future outcomes.
Be neutrally centered……see through life’s lens with clarity and naked awareness –
Leading to contentment and understanding .
just because we’re used to doing something regularly doesn’t mean it is good for us, or the right way to live.
identify time for what it is.
Time is a human concept.
The watch on your wrist and the clock on the wall mean nothing to Mother Nature. To her, life is one evolving moment – a perpetual cycle of interdependent impermanence.
we use time as a reference point for organising our lives and documenting history. It doesn’t actually exist.
Time is an illusion.
The past doesn’t exist and neither does the future. The only true reference point we have to this moment in time, and this thing we label “existence”,
is a feeling of presence, of being here in this body, of seeing the world through these eyes.
This is all that can exist, because this is what you feel right now. You can’t feel the past or the future, but you can feel what it feels like to touch something right now, to see something, to hear something.
The concept of time deludes us into concerning ourselves with its passing and impending arrival. stops us enjoying this “presence” we feel.
We are duped into remaining in one of two states: The first, one of dwelling in the past and mulling over what has happened.
The second, one of waiting amd constantly anticipating what is to come, if and when…
For example:
don’t be
– too busy thinking about getting work finished by the deadline —give yourself a chance to enjoy it
– so stressed out trying to do your best work to impress your boss —-you prevent yourself being able to perform at your highest potential .
– so distracted by thoughts of Monday morning that you spoil the time spent with your children on the weekend
- so caught up in regrets of the past that you prevent opportunity blossoming in the present.
- let the opinions of others, formed through actions you took in the past, stop you being who you (are) want to be in the present
allowing yourself to be a victim of time – a victim of the past and a slave to a future that is yet to unravel – you will carry with you a sense of unease-be susceptible to stress, agitation and feel generally uncomfortable .
Wherever you are, commit to being there, completely. Life will take care of the rest.