Are You Living In The Present Moment?

Too often in life we find ourselves contemplating the future and reflecting on the past. While this is a necessary aspect of life, sometimes it can have a detrimental effect because all the while we’re giving time to the days gone by and the days yet to arrive, we are taking ourselves away from the present moment. Simply being in the moment is a wonderful feeling and something I believe we can all achieve if we let ourselves!

I’ve been making a real effort to keep myself in the present moment and I’m really noticing the benefits: I feel like I am living my life to the full! Even if I am simply reading a book or playing the piano, I am completely absorbed in that task, totally focused, happy and present. I find my mind doesn’t wander so much; I am beginning to lose certain fears I had been holding on to such as worrying about getting ill or concerned that I won’t reach my personal goals.

In a nutshell, I feel more relaxed and content.

A good way to start living in the present is to try some mindfulness exercises. I wrote a blog post about it just the other week:

http://pmacharlie.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/mindfulness-at-breakfast.html

I’ll leave you now with a nice quote from Omar Khayyam:

‘Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life!’

Happy Monday.

1 Minute Affirmation, Volume 3

Here's a short 1 minute affirmation video with sounds of the waves in the background:

https://vimeo.com/165844295

Do You Make Time For Your Friends?

In today’s busy world, it is sometimes easy to forget to make time for the people you care about. Why? Because often we take our closest friends and family members for granted and we just assume that they will always be there for us.

But I believe friendships need to be maintained and worked on and we must not become complacent with our friends. I’ve realised this more since a number of my closest friends have moved overseas. Luckily with technology and social media it’s pretty easy to stay connected but how often do we actually connect?

It’s easy to feel we don’t have enough hours in the day to get everything we need to do done, but the truth is we do if we really make the effort! Try and find 5 minutes a day to say hi to a friend you haven’t connected with in a while, such a small gesture can really go a long way!