How To Live In The Present


People often get frustrated thinking about their past and waste most of their time without living for the present. There is something in this world that will never change. The most important thing is the past. No one can try changing it. But if planned accordingly, the effect of the past on the present and the future can be changed. If our mind is surrounded with the thoughts of our past and if people feel for the pas, it will greatly affect the present life and the future life. Everything that happens can be taken for the good cause. If this mentality is created in the mind, it will be very easy for us to lead a happy and fulfilled life in the present. In this article, we will find solutions on how to live in the present.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery but today is a gift.”

What is actually meant by living in the present? It means that you are perfectly surrounded by your present things. You are not worrying about your future and not thinking about your past. Thinking about your past is not going to help you in any aspect and rather it will just give pain to you. Here are some steps on how to live in your present.

·        Stop thinking: Thinking is good but not always. Sometimes people just think and do not show anything in action and that is not proper.  When thinking very hard, people are taken to their past memories and they hurt themselves. And in some other cases, people think and they don’t get any solution on how to get into action. So, it is always better to stop thinking and just let it happen.

 

·        Enjoy the present beauty: Enjoying the present beauty is the best way to look for the present life. When you enjoy the beauty you get your mind relaxed. That finally shows how beautiful the life is. Keeping your mind free from the congestion is the main point in living in the present. Most of them miss the point and run behind something to make future plans.

 

·        Feel the aliveness: You should always have the feeling of aliveness in your mind. Everything seems to be an illusion around you but should be aware of what should be done at the right time. If your thoughts drive you somewhere, bring your thoughts back to the present. Feel that your body is in the present world. Feel your body parts. See your hands moving and touch your skin and see. Focus on your breath which you inhale and exhale.

 

·        Celebrate happiness: When you are successful in any aspect in job or education part, it is necessary that you share the happiness with others. Celebrating is the best way of enjoying the life. The celebrations not only bring happiness to you but also to those who are around you. Celebrations can be made with the parents or the friends. Celebrating happiness comes as a part of the self motivation.

 

·        Don’t run behind money: Money is not everything in the life. The reason why people run behind money is for the purpose of a sophisticated life. The actual point is that the peaceful life is in their hands but most often people do not realize it. They just run behind money in order to make their life more peaceful and successful. This truth cannot be realized very easily in the life. But when it is realized, life becomes more fantastic and above our imagination.

 

·        Focus on what is in the hand: People often aim for something very big and finally they forget what is in the hand right now. It is necessary that we learn to value what is in the hand right now. By searching for the new things, we should not forget about our present things. This is mere foolishness that everyone does. Keep the things in hand safe and you will get what you deserve automatically.

When we are in the bad moments, we usually blame our misfortune or blame others. If you just think about the reasons for your bad moments, you will not find any solution. Rather if you just go for the solution of it, then life will be more beautiful. “Live every moment of life”. Human life span is very less to enjoy in this world. If people just think of the past and waste the time without living for the present, then there will not be any use in living a perfect life. People should also learn to forget certain things of life which is not at all necessary for the betterment of the life.

Always rule your mind. Don’t let your mind rule you. Have control on your good and bad thoughts. Sometimes it will be necessary to listen to your intellect than your mind because your intellect will be always right and your mind will not be stable in decisions. Whatever you do, do it in the lively manner.

Do everything with some interest and dedication. Tomorrow is just a day which is told for theory. “Tomorrow is the day that never comes”. The moments that you have right now in the hand are the ones that are stable. Always have a thought that if you don’t do anything resourceful then you are wasting every single minute of life.

Thus, “Don’t let the past steal your present.”

 

Picture: Denis Malka



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One Response to “How To Live In The Present”

  1. Doug says:

    I see the advantage in attempting to live in the present, but as a mathematician, I tend to dwell on possibilities and difficulties presented.  My difficulty is that the present is simply a point in time, everything else is the future or the past.  The present has no duration.  The beginning of my comment was written in the past.  The end, a few words down, is in the future, until of course you read it, then it is in the past..  Neither is in the present.  The saying quoted above "Yesterday is history … " is certainly true but yesterday could be replaced by a second ago or an infinitesimal duration.  I guess, I am a victim of symantics and don't know how long "now" is.

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