Living In The Present Moment
If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. Thich Nhat Hanh.
Have you never caught yourself saying, “I can’t believe how fast time is going,” or thought, “there will time to do this or that later.”
I know I have. Just recently I was reminded again of how precious time and life are. I was way too far out on the limb, spread too thin, as the expression goes.
The demands on our lives at work and at home never seem to stop. Especially today in our stressful, 24/7 world. Everybody seems to want a piece of us and our time, but there is only so much of it to go around. Fact is, there are only 24 hours in the day, 168 in the week.
Faster and faster can easily catch up to you. It can ruin relationships, cut down on efficiency at work and suck the joy out of life.
All is not lost, though… not if you don’t want it to be and are willing to wrestle your todo list to the ground. Here are three steps to get started:
- Be honest. Get your priorities sorted out. Really.
- Learn to say “no.” If someone asks you for your time, check your calendar before you commit. Arrange a time that works for both parties.
- Stop being a slave to the Internet and social media.
You can add your own favourites to the list…
Life flies by all too quickly. You owe it to yourself and those in your life who matter to constantly keep wrestling down your todo list and living in the present moment.