On Living In The Now

Seek to live in this moment. Right now. For there is no other moment in existence but this very one.

The past is gone. It no longer exists. To be haunted by that which is gone creates guilt, depression and longing- pain that exists in this moment over injuries from something that has passed. Releasing the past is paramount to being in this moment and it frees us from the shackles of these pains.

The future has not happened. It does not yet exist. To be too concerned with what may (or may not) happen creates worry, fear and anxiety. This is pain that exists now over things that have yet- or may never- happen. Releasing the future to be what it will be gives us the freedom to create our desired future in this moment.

Looking back is necessary to avoid past mistakes and to replicate and expand on past successes. Looking forward allows us to plan brighter futures and avoid possible pitfalls. Yet to dwell in either of these spaces draws us out of this moment, where we are, and puts us where we are not.

Instead we must be where we are. Here. Now. For it is only in this moment that we can ever find true happiness and freedom for no other moment exists.