You may already know the importance of living in the present and enjoying each moment as if it is your last. Well, I’m going to say a few things about that myself. You know, repetition is the mother of learning, and you can never have enough good motivation.

Let’s start this post with one of my favorite quotes on living in the present, by Albert Einstein:

“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.”

At the end of today, if you have been preoccupied with thoughts of future enjoyments or past griefs, you will have forever lost something of great, irrecoverable value. That is today!

Because “the future is always beginning now” (Mark Strand), you shouldn’t dwell on things that you have yet to acquire.Don’t waste your days dreaming for more money, more time, a better job or better health. Try not to be a slave of the media and take in desires that rob you of your present. Remind yourself each day of how lucky you are to live on this beautiful planet, in the company of so many friends and wonderful people.

“No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, then enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness or dream of in in the future. You are only sure of it today; do not let yourself be cheated on it.”- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1878)

Each day should be free of stresses and worries that don’t belong to it. Analyzing bad events that happened or may happen, is worthwhile only in determining a course of action. Beyond that, it’s a complete waste of time, health and happiness, to worry about things that are of other times.

Learn from the children, for they don’t have neither past or future. They just live and simply enjoy the present. Few of us grownups manage to do that.

Analyze the semantics of the word “present”. There, you see, this moment -the present- is indeed a gift. Why not cherish it!

One today is worth more than all tomorrows. - Armand

As an ending for this post, here’s a powerful collection of quotes to motivate you to start living in the moment.

“Forever is composed of nows.” - Emily Dickinson

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taunt, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all in the world, your return.” - Mary Jean Iron

“We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia, and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today. I don’t think it was, and I would advise you not to wait ten years before admitting today was great. If you’re hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.” - Art Buchwald

“Worries are an illusion. They make you live in the future, giving you for the belief that you are very busy and takes you away from the present. Worries are an excuse for not doing what you really have to be doing. A reactive person appears very busy and worried. With worry, no problems can be resolved. A proactive person focuses attention on the present, acts with initiative, and the understanding that being cals and free from worry is far more effective.” - Brahma Kumaris

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