We all live in a world of instant gratification and it’s easy to get distracted. Yet we need to learn to become present in our interactions with others to become fully conscious and aware. You are not your thoughts. We often let the present slip away, and miss precious moments, because we are too busy living in the past, and remembering past experiences, or firmly focus on the future and events to come.
We dwell on intrusive memories of the past or fret about what may or may not happen in the future. We don't appreciate living in the present because our "monkey minds," as Buddhists call them, vault from thought to thought like monkeys swinging from tree to tree.
Have you ever noticed how, that when you’re “living in the now”, you’re quite often not aware that you’re there? Everything just flows, and unfolds naturally and organically.
Here are various tips and techniques that will help you to be accomplished in living in the present! Some of the advice and tips is more of a state of mind than actionable information.
Be minimalist and remove unneeded objects and belongings. Less is more, and by removing items associated with past memories or lives, frees us up to stop living in the past and start living in the present.
Be aware of what is happening around you! Be mindful of yourself in your environment and recognize your patterns and unconscious behaviour, or how u automatically act (or react) in certain events. You can become mindful at any moment just by paying attention to your immediate experience. You can do it right now. What's happening this instant? Think of yourself as an eternal witness, and just observe the moment.
Smile, appreciate the colours, sounds and sensations and everything around you. Notice the small things like the wind or the smells that surround you. Just KNOW, just BE, I AM! Begin realizing where you already are.
References
Living in the moment - https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200810/the-art-now-six-steps-living-in-the-moment
http://www.rd.com/health/wellness/10-steps-to-mindfulness/
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/10-tips-to-start-living-in-the-present/
http://www.wikihow.com/Live-in-the-Moment
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