Throughout the years I have heard folks say “enjoy the moment,” “stay in the moment,” “right now is all you have,” and so on. And throughout those years I tried to do what they were saying but would find myself thinking about an hour from now, a day from now, a month from now and years from now, for sure not staying in the present moment I was in, I mean I thought I was but wasn’t really grasping the concept of staying in the present moment. Have you ever tried it? I mean really just staying in each moment of the moments? You see your mind can’t wonder to anything else than what your moment currently is…truly being present in said moment. Well I have been getting a little better at it and I gotta say how joyful it is! The days really seem more fulfilling, the day has really been lived as opposed to thinking too much about the next day and so on.

It’s not that you don’t plan for the future, you do. You just don’t always think about the future because it takes away from your present moment which you do have and the future has not happened yet. Why do we spend so much time on the past, other than healing and learning from it, it is done and over with and so much time on the future which you can plan for but really don’t know the outcome???!! We plan, plan and plan our days and then the next thing you know the day is over and all you did was plan and run around doing those plans but not really taking a deep breath and enjoying the moments. There is a book I read years ago, ‘Tuesdays with Morrie,’ and the one thing that really stood out for me is everyone who knew Morrie truly felt that when they were with him, he was giving them his full attention is was as if nothing else and no one else existed but you, Morrie was truly in the present moment with each person. So try it, today if you are with your kids at the park, be at the park, don’t think about the laundry at home that has to be done, what you are going to buy at the grocery store or what kind of trouble your kids will or won’t get into once they are teenagers, think of nothing else but being there at the park with your kids. Laugh and have fun with them and be in each moment with them, at the swings, the monkey bars, the sand box. Whatever your plans may be today LIVE those plans, no other plans just those. The moments you choose to live, live them wisely and truly live them and that will help this to be A Wonderful Life!!