Live the moment..

Living in the moment has been the theme of my life for quite some time now. And the last week was no different than that. If I say, this is what primarily drove my last 7 days, I think I would be giving the best description of how I have lived my life in this week gone by.

I am traveling and I am far-far away from home. And then there are many things happening which are either the first times with no past reference, or only the future will tell what unfolds. So, if living in the moment was not a practice that I would have been mindful of, I am sure the thoughts about the past and future would have had an adverse impact on me.

Anyways, that was not meant to be. And all that I have done is to live each moment to its fullest and embrace all that it brought for me. Every day has been new learning and getting to see something new. Not that everything comes as a pleasant surprise, at times one needs to maneuver through the challenges presented by the unknown and the unfamiliar. But the key is to not get baffled by it and let the phase pass by. This awareness that it all is momentary helps to live it well while acknowledging it fully, yet not immersing oneself into it beyond what is required.

My intention behind sharing it with you today is to highlight that this practice of living in the moment may not come very naturally to many of you. And that is when you precisely need to not rush for it. Just being mindful of it, will eventually make it happen for you, as the benefits it carries, are huge enough to pull anyone to start getting friendly with it.

Our past, as well as our future, are both very important parts of our lives, and at no moment which is considered as present, we can deny the importance of the time gone by or the times coming ahead. What we do is to not allow any of these to overshadow, what we have in our hands currently. And this honoring of the now, is what is called living in the moment.

This practice has helped me to allow my past to stay where it belongs, and let my future show up to me when it is its time. And what has happened as a result is that both my past as well as my future, get their deserved space in my life.

Peace and calmness are two of the blessings which show up on themselves as soon as we start to practice living in the moment. And it is these two, that finally lead to joy showing up on itself, making what you are living currently as your happy times.

What a simple recipe to having happiness in your life in the present, no matter whatever you have seen in the past, or whatever you anticipate that the future will be for you. And the belief in its strength will increase on its own when you first practice it consciously and see what it brings up before it becomes a part of your nature and happens subconsciously for you.

Life will keep on throwing its challenges and some may even lead to us not being able to live it this way. What we must ensure in such times is to tell ourselves that some small setbacks, do not make us a total failure. And whatever it takes to live a life that is fulfilled, and contented in its present moment, is a gift we all were born with. All that we need to do is to find that support system, which helps us to get up and get back, no matter how many times we fail in our endeavor of living in the moment.

I wish and hope, that this read will activate some thoughts for you, and it will work in its best possible manner and the most appropriate way as it is meant for you to be.

Stay Safe!

Love, RB.