The Gift of The Present

The past is about regret and the future is about worry — all we have is now…

The past is gone. You might want to relive it, or you might regret it, but one thing is certain — you can’t change it. The future might inspire us, or it might frighten us. You can plan for it, but you cannot act in it.

The one place you can act is the present moment. Everything that you will create, everything that you will accomplish in life, hinges upon what you think and do each moment. If you can be your best in the moment, instead of regretting the past or worrying about the future, then life can really open up to you.

The past is where regret comes alive. The future is where worry hangs out. When we’re in anxiety, all we can think of is what might happen in the future.

When we talk about the moments when we feel most connected with our lives, they are generally moments when we’ve done some slowing down, some sort of quiet empty stillness when we are just here, in this moment. We are not worried about our inbox, or Friday night’s plans, or that your kid is going to spill something. Most of life, our brain is in all these different places at the same time.

Modern life throws lot of pressures and distractions at us. So getting present “in the moment” is really hard. If we apply some techniques that have been around for thousands of years and work with the rituals of the world, we can start to connect, at a deeper level, with what we’re doing.

These techniques involve routine, ritual and rhythm. Whatever type of work you do, there is an art to it. There is an art to being a Mom, to being a salesperson, to being a writer or a trash collector. Many people in the modern world have lost this. But the physical setting, the tools and equipment that you use are part of how you do your work in the world.

Your physical environment affects your interior life -if you have too much clutter, if your car is filled with trash. There is a deep connection with your sense of peace, your sense of who you are and what you’re doing on a daily basis. Begin with the basic stuff and get rid of all the clutter at your desk so that it’s a clean space. When you sit down, you can clearly see what you do and appreciate that it…

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