The Importance of living in the NOW

I am back!!! I took a short hiatus away from the site and in all transparency was a little lost and was not feeling as present as I once was. Now, not saying that we should not worry about the future or think about the past. But you see I was spending way too much time in those areas where it was literally fucking me up. Anxiety came up and depression wanted to strike with a vengeance.

One thing that I was guilty of for a very long time in my life was not living in the present moment and living too much in the past or thinking about the future too much. This prevented me from enjoying life as it came and that my friends is a big problem. We often times get caught up in everyday bullshit that we forget all the things that are currently in front of us. I am guilty as charged and this creates stress and a lack of life satisfaction that can linger into every area of our lives.

One that I started doing on the regular was hiking or just doing a walk outdoors. You see, being connected with nature and feeling the sun, wind and elements reconnects us to the outside world that we can sometimes lose sight of. We stop being present with what we are doing and getting engaged in the actual process and that fucks us. We then try to do more and more and more until we realize that we are not actually enjoying what it is that we are doing.

Meditation is another thing that has really helped me. Sitting silently with our thoughts and focusing on our breathe is a very good way to reconnect with ourselves and the outside world around us. Let the thoughts pass and focus on just one thing, which is often our breath or a certain smell in the room. This focuses us to be present in the current moment, regardless of the shit that is happening around us.

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