Originally I was going to title this post "The sweet spot of life" but life has taken a turn recently. So I decided to talk about living in the moment.
For me and my family we are in the sweet spot of life. Jobs are going well. Our son has a new tour he will be supporting with his audio skills. He has a new girlfriend who I am liking more and more as I follow her on Facebook. My husband and I are doing well health-wise and our jobs are going great.
I was reading a blog post by one of my writer friends and she was talking about her busy summer and finding time to write. Yet her summer involves extended time with her kids and grandson, which are all good.
As I look at my life I often fret about what I am not doing. I am not writing enough, I am not meeting my goals, I am not connecting with friends as I should. I can beat myself up totally on all the things I am not doing. I ruminate about the past and the things I did wrong. I worry about the future and what will happen. In the middle of all this worry and regrets I forget to abide in the "now" and just enjoy where I am.
Last week a wonderful woman in our church who was the linchpin of her very loved family passed away unexpectedly. As I watch her husband, children and grandchildren in their grief I realize that for me I really need to spend more time in the now, letting those people who I love know that I do love them.
This does not mean that I will quit worrying and fretting but I just need to remind myself that the "Now" is all I really have. The past is gone and the future is not guaranteed.
So abide in the "Now." You will find, as I have, that it frees you from all the negativity in your life and lets you just exist in this moment.
