"For the present is the point at which time touches eternity". C.S. Lewis
In reality we rarely ever live in the present moment. Instead we day dream about the future or ponder on the past. However, if we really think about it, their probably was a time in our lives that we felt immencly alive in the moment. I can think of a few times this happened in my life. One time I remember, was when I was talking to a person who was explaining to me all the misfortunes, they had during their life. For some reason his story had a profound effect on me. I really got emotional and felt for him. I felt his pain, and his sorrow. I knew this was turning point in my life. The day each of my children were born, a wave of emotion hit me tears streamed down my face. It was at the precise moment they were born. Words can't desciibe these expereinces. Shocking revelations can happen in the present moment.
Staying in the moment takes a lot of self discipline. Self-discipline is the ability to get yourself to take action regardless of our emotional state. Actually when we learn to discipline ourselves to stay in the moment our emotional state becomes calmer.
As an exercise for today let’s try and focus only on the here and now and look at the past and present as a distraction to staying in the moment. Feedback is welcome.
