Withoutquestion,manyofushavemasteredtheneuroticartofspendingmuchofourlivesworryingaboutavarietyofthingsallatonce.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstodominateourpresentmoments,somuchsothatweendupanxious,frustrated,depressed,andhopeless.ontheflipside,wealsopostponeourgratification,ourstatedprioritiesandourhappinessoftenconvincingourselvesthatsomedaywillbebetterthantoday,unfortunately,thesamementaldynamicsthattellustolooktowardthefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothatsomedayneveractuallyarrivesjohnlennononcesaidlifeiswhat’shappeningwhilewe’rebusymakingotherplanswhenwearebusymakingotherplansourchildrenarebusygrowingupthepeoplewelovearemovingawayanddyingourbodiesaregettingoutofshapeandourdreamsareslippingawayinshortwemissoutonlife.
Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsalforsomelaterdateitisnotinfactnoonehasaguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrownowistheonlytimewehaveandtheonlytimethatwehaveanycontroloverwhenourmindsfearistheconcernoverpushfearfromourmindsfearistheconcernovereventsthatmighthappeninthefuturewewon’thaveenoughmoneyourchildrenwillgetintotroublewewillgetoldanddiewhatever.
TocombatfearthebeststrategyistolearntobeingyourattentionbacktothepresentmarktwainsaidIhavebeenthroughsometerriblethingsinmylifesomeofwhichactuallyhappenedIdon’tthinkIcansayitanybetterpracticekeepingyourattentiononthehereandnowyoureffortswillpaygreatdividends.
我們內心是否平和在很大程度上是由我們是否能生活在現實之中所決定的。不管昨天或去年發生了什麼，不管明天可能性發生或不發生什麼，現實才是你時時刻刻所在之處。