Unwrap Your Own Present

Ever feel like you’re living in the past or spending all your time anticipating the future? What it will be like “when I get that job…” or “when I find the one?” The key to finding any sense of peace is finding a way to live in the moment – after all, it’s really all you’ve got at any given time!

So often, we tend to get caught up in reminiscing – whether it’s about the one that got away, or what it was like to be a kid or anything else. We drift off into daydreams, imagining the feelings we can’t seem to recapture. Memory can be a very powerful thing – but whether you realize it or not, it’s also subjective. To put it simply, we remember things how we want to remember them (for better or worse), and by living in our memories, we lose the experience of what’s going on where we are -then, we wonder why we aren’t happy.

While looking back over times gone by is sometimes a fabulous thing (it can be said that creating warm memories is what the holidays are all about), it’s hugely important to experience your life as it unfolds – every second of it! If you do your best to stay centered, taking good physical, mental and emotional care of yourself, you’ll be too busy having the time of your life to focus on what could have been, what once was, or what may someday be. No one is saying don’t ever reminisce, but don’t wallow, or wish… create what you want now!

Likewise, don’t allow yourself to just live for the future. In fact, living in the future is just as dangerous as living in the past (and it’s impossible)! While it’s vital to keep an eye on what you’re doing to create the life you desire down the line, if you keep putting off today what you think you’ll be able to do tomorrow (when fill in the blank situation becomes your reality), you’ll never do anything!

To manifest what you want down the road, create it in your life today. For instance, if you want to get in shape, start exercising now, not after you’ve gained ten pounds. If you want to find a new job, start building up your skills and looking now, not talking about when the opportunity comes your way. There’s an old saying  that “luck equals opportunity plus preparation.”  So get the preparation under way, and know in your heart that opportunity will come your way.