Can we live one moment at a time ...

How often in a day do we think about something that’s happened in the past or are anxious about something that’s going to happen in the future, how often do we in a day LIVE in the moment ? How many of us are consciously aware of the things we are doing at that moment, very few… we are either thinking about what’s going to happen in the future or thinking of how good or bad things were in the past.

Heard a beautiful song and the essence of the song is about living in the moment, living for TODAY,  the lyrics says past is a lie and future is a hope the only truth is Today and NOW, so why not just be in that precise moment and think only about that moment.. I must admit over the past years I have heard this statement a zillion times but I realized the true power only off late when I consciously made an effort to just be in the moment.

My mind is always filled with thoughts, I am constantly thinking and if you ask me about what, I would not be able to give you a definite answer as the thoughts would travel from past experiences to relationships in my life to anticipation of future, it’s just a spider web of all thoughts intertwined in some way or the other but the essence is I was always thinking and this caused immense stress in my daily life.

This was when I accidently stumbled on this song on YouTube and I must admit it defiantly changed my life, I made a conscious effort to live in the moment and think of only the things I was doing at that particular moment,, At first  it was hard as my mind would drift to other things easily but I made a conscious effort to bring back the thoughts and attention to the task at hand, if I am feeding my baby then I would do only that, If I was eating dinner I would concentrate on the stuff on plate, If I am on phone with someone then I would be only talking to that person and not doing other things at the same time , so small changes like these helped me bring back focus and made a huge difference to my thought process.

I am more at peace with myself and my mind appears more calm and collected , I can think clearly, I am in less conflict with myself and people around me, and, I am enjoying the things I am doing in greater magnitude than what I used to.

It is not bad to think about future and plan but there is no point in worrying about a day which we have no idea of and not even sure if we will even make it alive so all we have now is this moment and we have to live it to the fullest.

It’s natural for our minds to drift but we can control it and tame it and enrich our lives rather than waste our precious moments, so next time you feel your thoughts are drifting tame it and bring it back to the moment you are in and give your 100% to the task at hand, take control of your thoughts, you rule the thoughts and not the other way around.