Where are you right now? Literally, you are probably sitting at
a desk, looking at your computer or
phone, in your home, office or a
coffee shop. Even though that is where your physical body is, is the
rest of you there too?
You are probably watching
the clock in anticipation of your next break, lunch or the end of the
work day. You may be thinking about what happened yesterday, last month
or ten years ago. You might be worrying about a bill that is due, an
upcoming event, or dreading something that you’ve been putting off and
you’re not looking forward to doing. One thing that I can almost
guarantee that very few of you are doing right now is being present.
We
are often everywhere but here. The top three places that we tend to
live are inside of our head, in the past or in the future.Unfortunately,
spending the majority of our time in these places leads to discomfort
and a lack of enjoyment which makes us miss out on the true experience
and adventure that is life. I read the following quote the other day…
“When
I am anxious it is because I am living in the future.When I am
depressed it is because I am living in the past.” ~ Author Unknown
I
know firsthand what anxiety and depression feels like and they are NOT
fun feelings. So this week I encourage you to move out of those places
and take residence in the present. Look around you. Take in what is
there right now. If you are outside, look at the sky, the trees and the
beautiful spring colors. Take a deep restorative breath. Have an actual
conversation with the people around you instead of the people on
Facebook,Twitter, Instagram and in your phone.
We
often look to the future for our happiness and blame the past for our
lack of it, but the secret is that true joy is only found in the right
now. Move in to this moment and finally find what you’ve been searching
for. Move out of the future and the past so that you can reside in
right now.
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