being present

 
​                    ... What does being present in the moment mean to you?



Is it having an awareness of your surroundings?

Or perhaps following some plans for the day or weekend? 

 I'm sure to many it has layers of meanings. And I would agree!

 ....Here is one way to look at it,

For me, it's about being grounded here in the present moment and not distracted the futures of what may be, nor the past of what was. It's about having both feet, heart, mind and emotions here in the now, observing what's around you now and not heavily pulled to what is now behind you or what hasn't even been yet. Now, there is nothing wrong with reflecting back on your past nor looking to a potential future that you would like to create and experience. However, its the amount of time our mind and emotions spend giving our energy to these places that determines whether we are present or distracted by the future of what may be. Or by the past of what once was

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