40 How to live in the present moment

Some of us live as prisoners to the past and some of us live as prisoners to the future, but we all have a difficult time living in the present moment, which is the only place we can be truly happy, content, joyful, and at peace. We are preprogrammed to focus on the present moment, which makes it so hard to break the habits and addictions that are bringing us pleasure or helping us flee from our pain. It is easy to say that we will stop doing those things tomorrow, but when tomorrow comes, we will not want to stop then either. These expectations we are creating for what we stop or start doing tomorrow puts us in a state of chronic stress today that drains our energy, gives us a negative perspective, and makes us feel like we are withdrawing pleasure from our lives.

We lead ourselves to believe that planning is always going to be painful and stressful, when it should really help us do what is right, best, and love-based in the present moment. By seeking the right goals, and leaving the end result up to God or love, we will receive better results than ever before. This converts our pain with no meaning to pain with real meaning, which will help us walk toward our love-based desires.

After this episode, ask yourself this question for every one of your roles in life: “Am I living more in the past, present or future?”

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