![]() ![]() New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Psalm 29:10-11 (NRSV) Prayer for the Week May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace! The LORD sits enthroned over the flood the LORD sits enthroned as king forever. Who needs you to be fully present for them? Join the conversation. Trevor Hudson, A Mile in My Shoes: Cultivating Compassion (Upper Room Books, 2005) Today’s Question And it is one of the greatest gifts that we can give to those around us. Such wholehearted attention requires patience, time, and disciplined effort. If we are with another person, it means engaging with him or her with all of our heart, our mind, our soul, and our strength. It’s about becoming more aware, alert, awake to the fullness of the immediate moment. Being present involves letting go of our constant preoccupations, immersing ourselves in the here and now, and giving ourselves wholeheartedly to whatever is at hand. ![]() If you can only live one moment at a time, you might as well make it the present.Let me describe what it means to be truly present. Learning how to live in the present moment is an essential ingredient in a happy life. Allow yourself to live in the moment addiction-free. And remove their influence over your life. They keep you from living a completely free life and removes your focus from the moment. Yesterday’s solutions are not today’s solutions and they are certainly not tomorrow’s solutions.Īddictions in your life hold you hostage. Don’t get locked into a “but that’s how we’ve always done it” mentality. Our world is changing so fast that most of yesterday’s solutions are no longer the right answers today. And since worry has never accomplished anything for anybody, redirect your mental energy elsewhere.ĩ. Realize that tomorrow is going to happen whether you worry about it or not. You can’t fully appreciate today if you worry too much about tomorrow. In the future, you’ll be cherishing the memories of today. There is still plenty of time to build upon past successes and create more memories and achievements for future-you. If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven’t done much today. Dreaming about the future is only productive when combined with action taken today. Don’t allow dreaming about tomorrow to replace living in the moment. But working hard today is always the first step towards realizing your dreams tomorrow. Dream about the future, but work hard todayĭream big. If you just “survive” the workweek constantly waiting for the next weekend “to get here,” you are wasting 71% of your life (5/7 days.) There are two solutions: find a new job that you actually enjoy, or find something that you appreciate about your current career.Ħ. Let go and choose to be present in the moment instead. The harm was their fault, but allowing it to impact your mood today is yours. If you are harboring resentment towards another human being because of past hurts, choose to forgive and move on. These are in our daily lives but we often forget to take them in and truly appreciate them. Soak in as much of today as you possibly can – the sights, the sounds, the smells, the emotions, the triumph, and the sorrow. Be intentional about it and you’ll find yourself doing it every day without even realizing it. You are in control of your attitude every morning, keep it optimistic and expectant. Once the past no longer has power, you can begin to live in the moment.Įach day is full of endless possibilities! Start it with a smile. Removing items associated with past memories frees you and allows you to stop living in the past. Minimalism forces you to live in the present. With that goal in mind, consider this list of ten tips below on how to live in the moment. The only important moment is the present moment. It means enjoying what’s happening now and living for today.Ĭhoosing to live in the past or the future not only robs you of enjoyment today, but it also robs you of truly living. Living in the present moment means no longer worrying about what happened in the past and not fearing what will happen in the future. And clearing our home has allowed us the freedom to shape our lives today around our most important values. One of the best, unforeseen consequences of simplifying our lives is it has allowed us to begin living our lives in the present moment.Įliminating nonessential possessions has freed us from many of the emotions associated with past lives that were keeping us stuck. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” ![]()
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