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Reflection
Being In the
Moment
In a time when fear and uncertainty are the flavour of our days, it has never
been more important to hone the skill of living in the present moment.
By Deepa Desa
We have all had experiences of present- there really is no other moment you can
moment awareness. Often referred to as live. Now is all there is, and the future is
being “in the zone”, we are so intensely just another present moment to live when
focused on the task we are immersed in that it arrives.”
we lose touch with everything else around In these uncertain times when fear and
us. uncertainty are the flavour of our days, it
Can you recall such a situation/s? has never been more important to hone that
In this state of heightened awareness, we skill of learning to live in and appreciate the
experience more joy, more peace, and more present moment.
happiness than when we are engaged in
obsessing over the future or fretting about How do we do this?
the past. Life doesn’t last forever. Many spiritual
Dr. Wayne Dyer, famed author, gurus advise this, and for me it has become
metaphysical speaker, and life coach, the focus of my life. What if today was your
says this about living in the present last day on the planet? Would you still
moment: obsess about the future? Cry about the past?
“Present-moment living, getting in How would you make sure your last day
touch with your now, is at the heart of was lived the way you wanted, knowing you
effective living. When you think about it, take nothing but your soul with you?
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