Without realizing it, we live mentally traveling to a past that has already been and to a future that may never be. We spend our time reminiscing about old wounds or imagining threatening futures. There are few moments that we really savor with full presence. We are immersed in a disconnected society that pushes us to compete, to act fast, to seek more and better. Anxiety and depression are pathologies that are increasingly present and are a true reflection of people's inability to focus on the here and now. But in order to change this situation, it is first necessary to know its causes. Surely you have ever experienced the feeling of leaving home and arriving at your destination without really remembering the route.
In addition, one of the things that makes it most difficult for us to live in the present is intolerance to uncertainty. When we are not able to flow with the events of our life, a need to control the future arises in us. In this way we become entangled in our thoughts, trying to analyze all the possible situations that may arise and the way we should act. In fact, most of them will never actually happen, and all the time we spend planning for them ends up being wasted. We do not live what really happens because we try to anticipate something that we do not know will happen. On the other hand, we meet people who find it difficult to focus on the present because the past seems to drag them back again and again.
In the same vein, when our past experiences still condition the way we think, feel and act, they indicate that there is something left to heal. Sometimes, excessive and repetitive thinking about past events prevents us from enjoying and appreciating what we have in front of us. We regret for the bad things we did or were done in the past, for how we did not enjoy them or how we did not take advantage of them. We must keep in mind that no amount of guilt changes the past, and no amount of anxiety changes the future. What happened cannot be a reason to martyr ourselves or to harbor resentment towards other people, let us try to broaden our views and learn from everything that happened.
In that way, each experience will make us stronger, wiser and more resilient. The present is the only thing we truly have and we must live it with our five senses. Out of respect for ourselves and for the people with whom we share it. Let's learn to turn off the autopilot and live in a conscious way. Let us appreciate the landscapes, the conversations, the hugs. Let's start living more slowly and more thoroughly. Let's focus our energy on improving ourselves personally, on building our self-confidence so that we are not afraid of the future because we are sure of our ability to face it. I believe that it is our current attitude that shapes our future and gives meaning to our past.
Finally, holding on to the present frees us from fear, guilt and resentment and connects us with our own being. It is the most effective way to eliminate any negative thoughts from our minds. Many people put conditions on their happiness. This is a big mistake. We should never think of happiness as a goal, when it may very well be all along the way. Happiness as a goal lasts only a moment or a few minutes. But happiness on the road will last your whole life. Observe well and you will realize that every day is unique, new and special. Nothing in this life repeats itself, so no matter your past or how uncertain the future is, you shouldn't care because it doesn't exist, the only thing we are sure of is our now.
Do you live more in the past than in the present?
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My past seems to be useless so I more live in my present, we can't do.anything if we look back again in the past because we can't live again like that, we should focus on our future and this present time..