From the book Equilibrium: 31 Ways to Stay Balanced on Life’s Uneven Surfaces.
Mark the place. Take a picture. Remember the exact time. Give “now” a name.
The song informed me years ago that I would never pass this way again. I heard it and sang it, but did I receive it?
Mama tried to convince me how every day of life is short and valuable, but did I believe it? Now I am still working to recall and apply those realities.
So, today, right now, let us choose to remember this is the only moment we will be at this very place at this exact time.
There is value here. You will never be here again.
Let that statement rewire your perspective and renew your commitment.
Now is important to you.
You are important now.
This was reallt good. It reminded me that today is important and that we should live today. We don’t need to be thinking about the future too much, because that creates worry. Jesus has our future in His hands. We will get there when we get there. We don’t need to dwell on the past either. I have heard a saying before, “Don’t be sad that the its gone, be happy that it happened.” The past is the past and it should stay in the past. We need to be hopeful for thr future but live in the present
“Now is important to you. You are important now.” This statement hit home for me. Sometimes I live in such a hurry rather than stopping to see the beauty in the moment that I am living in right there. When I try to wrap my brain around the fact that I will never be in that exact same moment ever again helps change my perspective of how I review living in the now. I believe that in order for us to firstly love God and then love our neighbor as ourselves we must live in the now! I love this post!
Graduation is coming quickly and before I know it spring will be over and I will be moving on to bigger things in my life. This change in myeline has brought worry and stress but it is not the now. I tend to not live in my now because I am worried about the future. Am I missing out on important lessons and valuable relationships because him so focused on the future? Living in the now, the now I will never be in again, is crucial to my growth and maturity as I take a step into a new future.
What an interesting perspective on the present moments. I have never thought about this being the only moment of now that I’ll ever have. There will be more moments, but nothing quite the same as the moment I am currently in. I think about how we do not have to think to breathe, our body just does it, but when we do take the time to recognize we are breathing and being in that moment, it is amazing and brings about gratefulness. This will definitely help me not to take each moment I am in for granted like not taking breathing for granted.
I really liked reading this. It is easy to forget how important time is so this is a refreshing reminder.
I find myself becoming overwhelmed with my life and the chapter I’m in and counting down until it’s over all too often. When I do this, I have to remind myself that I need to practice gratitude for my opportunities instead of complain and wait for them to be over!
I, too often, find myself focused on the future. Whether I am thinking about it, making plans, or preparing in some way, it seems as if I am living in the future. But I’m not living in the future, I’m simply losing the present. God is so intentional in every season of our lives, so why are we not intentional to receive it?
It’s weird – it’s difficult being where I am, and yet it’s a little scary to look too far ahead. I sometimes don’t know the balance of being where I am and yet making decisions that affect my future. I want to have fun ‘now’ but I have to be wise for the future. It’s just something that I’ve been thinking about. Even still, I don’t want to miss where I am, even though I feel like I have at times.
This is really good, this blog does an excellent job encouraging us to be in the moment, oftentimes society moves so fast that we will move past the moment without even recognizing where we’re at or what we are doing. Remembering to slow down sometimes and simply experience life as we go through is that is Something crucial and something we need to remain aware of.
Perspective. Perspective shapes many things. It makes good days and bad days. It makes heavy pasts or healthy ones. It makes hopeful futures and scary ones. What is the perspective of now? We can worry all we want about what is to come and replay constantly what was…but what about what is? What is right now? As I am typing these words on my computer how am I living in now? It’s an interesting thought. Perspective. That shapes now. I am learning and growing while trying to be obedient to the Father’s voice.
This blog post is so good! It helps me to remember that Life is but a vapor. I need to take in what I am doing now and enjoy it. Enjoy being a college student, enjoying doing my own thing, enjoy the friends I have in this season. You can not turn back time you will always keep chugging forward so, make it last as much as you can.