Living in the Now

I heard someone speaking yesterday about now being the only true time, that the past is gone and that the future is not certain so only the here and now is true time.

In some ways this makes sense; they tell us you can’t change the past and we all know that you cannot foretell the future, or can you? In a way you can because what you do right here, right now determines the future. You can decide right now to take the actions that will move you toward your goals, you can decide right now to adopt a new attitude that will change everything in your future and you can believe right now, that everything always turns out the way it is supposed to so there is never a reason to worry about anything. And all of these things are all about living in the now but something is missing isn’t it? It’s called gratitude and it is all about remembering the past and paying attention to the now; being grateful for what you have already gotten or experienced and grateful for what you have or experience right now.

And that is also the key to happiness; not just being grateful but really feeling grateful. Unless you are the exception that has had some recent catastrophe & is grateful to be alive yet has much to mourn, you cannot experience a negative anything if you are truly feeling grateful. Every single day is an opportunity to live in the now, to feel good about yourself and what is possible. Carpe Diem!