The present is all you got

Day 1701 - May.27.23 - The present is all you got

The present is all you got. Nothing else. No past. No future. Those moments don’t exist. Only in your head. But your head is not reality. Reality is much different. It’s better and worse than what you believe but it is not what you believe. Your mind plays tricks on you. It distracts you from the present moment by bringing up your fears and anxieties. Stresses. Memories. They all make you take yourself out of the moment. Stop. Ask why. Ask what else do you know to be true other than present moment. Life changes in an instant. We don’t know it but it does. Savour it. Cherish it. We’ve all been given this gift of life that can be taken away at any moment. Scott Galloway said it best during Summit. ‘I’m going to get to the end of my life and be so grateful for my kids, my wife, my family, my accomplishments, my experiences and yet the only question that will matter is did I even enjoy it while it was happening?’ I never want to feel that. I constantly need to be reminded how this moment is all that matters. What’s directly in front of you, not on some screen designed to take you out of what’s there. Today was a day on my own taking care of the dog. Probably won’t have many more of these in my life. Savour it. Enjoy those moments because otherwise life moves too fast. Remember, the present is all you got.

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