The Moment

Gun’s Quote-of-the-Week:

“Plan for the future but live in the moment.”
-LLIC 2004

Have you ever dwelled on the past?

The answer is probably yes. There is undoubtedly something that you have done that you either very seriously regret or had such a blast with that you constantly think about how good it was.

The same is true for the future. Nobody really knows what's in store for us tomorrow, or the next day, next month, next year, etc. Yet, many people spend their days worrying about what the future has in store for them.

So the question that I have for you is: Why? Why is it that you spend so much time on the way things were? Why is it that we spend so much time on the way things will be? Granted, some people are really bad about it and others maybe recall things once or twice and that's it, but we're all guilty to some degree.

I'm about to give you the secret to being able to go through life without ever having to worry about either the past or the future. Ya'll need to sit down for this... it's profound:

You need to live in the present.

There are dozens of clichés for this. "Carpe diem." "Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present." Etc. Even so, I see so many people running around wondering what's going to happen to them or what has happened to them that nobody pays attention to the here and now.

The fact of the matter is that if you viewed today as the only day you had - that tomorrow was not a guarantee and that the past was irrelevant - you would never have to worry about the past or present again. Think about it. If you lived every single day to its fullest, where you went to bed knowing that you did everything you could with everything that you had, you couldn't regret it. Likewise, how could you fear your future if you knew that you were going to take each day at a time, handling your business, your friends, your family, and your lives with the full attention they deserve; not by spending your time worrying about the past or present.

Most of the people in this group are either in high school or college. Those two institutions are setup to prepare you for the "real world." May I just say that even though preparation for your livelihood is important, enjoying your life now, and participating fully in the things you can participate fully in will ensure that when you enter that real world, you won't regret the one you left.

…and that’s why it’s a Gun’s Quote