"Living In The Moment"

Song by Jason Mraz

"If this life is one act

Why do we lay all these traps?

We put them right in our path

When we just wanna be free

I will not waste my days

Making up all kinds of ways

To worry about all the things

That will not happen to me

So I just let go of what I know I don't know

And I know I'll only do this by

Living in the moment

Living our life

Easy and breezy

With peace in my mind

With peace in my heart

Peace in my soul

Wherever I'm going, I'm already home

Living in the moment..."

> You can hear the full song here

I was lucky enough to see Jason Mraz in concert on Saturday night and the above song pulled on my heart strings as its words absorbed into my mind. These lyrics are so powerful and true. A vital ingredient to living a peaceful life is to live in the moment. My friend said to me yesterday, "I have the Sunday blues" and my response was "well that's only because you not here right now, your mind is in Monday and you trying to live the day ahead of you." We all have this unique ability to focus on things that aren't happening right now, which allows us to reflect on the past and learn from it; it allows us to anticipate and plan for the future; and of course it allows us to imagine things that might never occur. Having said this there is nothing wrong with that, the only problem is we allow this to be a driving force and it removes us from our present state and quite frankly nothing in the world exists other than right now. The past has been, the future is coming and all that is required of you is to live in the moment. Stop setting worry traps for yourself, you only making your journey uncomfortable. The moment you understand this you can live a more exuberant, more empathetic, and more secure life. You will gain a higher self-esteem and be more accepting of your own weaknesses. So, whenever you feel anxious about your future or your past, just stop, breathe and remember it only exists in your mind, let go and carry on living in the moment...Life is waiting for you right now!

May you have an awesome week.

Darren Zwiers

"What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favorite day," said Pooh." ― A.A. Milne