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How to live for today, not tomorrow by Flutterbyflyby3

"There is only one day - Today!"

How I did it: I have lived my life looking at the future and recovering from the past.  I have finally reached the halfway point in my life, I think. 

The past is now more & more distant, The future changes daily & I have survived this long, I think I can continue to roll with the punches.

In the last couple years I have really focused on living more and more in the moment.  When I wake in the morning, I finally think of what will I do now...versus today, tomorrow, next week.   It is a lot less stressful!

Lessons & tips: Be prepared to fight to stay in the now - the mind can take you to the past & future all on its own.

Yoga classes help immensely, I would imagine a lot of martial arts and other things might also.

Resources: A good shrink
A lot of self - help books
The willingness to apply & work on what they said
Yoga


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    Flutterbyflyby3 The longest journey is the journey inward... Dag Hammarskjold

    My thought for the day: 14 months ago

    “One day at a time – this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone: and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.”

    Ida Scott Taylor

    Sep 17, 2008, 04:16AM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


    Flutterbyflyby3 The longest journey is the journey inward... Dag Hammarskjold

    Digging in the dirt 18 months ago

    as I work on my landscape, I find myself very much in the now. The seeds & plants I plant will be bigger & better tomorrow, but right NOW they need care and nurture. It is very GROUNDing. hehehe

    May 20, 2008, 08:00PM PDT | 0 comments


    Toady08

    Untitled 19 months ago

    I am doing my best on living for today, but so far I am not having the success on the goal as I want to. There are a lot of things that are hindering me on doing this 100%, but I am working hard to fix that.

    Apr 23, 2008, 06:10PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


    Flutterbyflyby3 The longest journey is the journey inward... Dag Hammarskjold

    Today 20 months ago

    is the only day I am dealing with more & more. I find that as my lists & goals get more focused, so does my ability to focus on today.

    Mar 23, 2008, 01:25PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


    Flutterbyflyby3 The longest journey is the journey inward... Dag Hammarskjold

    Tomorrow, tomorrow 23 months ago

    the sun will come out tomorrow…

    I feel like sometimes I spend too much time worrying & preparing for tomorrow. I need to live more in the moment.

    Jan 01, 2008, 06:03PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


    emogirlie

    :( 2 years ago

    i can´t!

    Mar 22, 2007, 03:43AM PDT | 0 comments


    UbersEndeDerWelt

    Easy...Want some tips? 2 years ago

    I don’t even have to try at this…I’ve accomplished this ten-fold…XD

    Never in my life have I lived for tomorrow. I’ve always lived for today! I hate having to think about ‘how will this effect me tomorrow?’ and all that shit.

    All you guys need to do is remind yourself this: You could die at any point in your life. What if you died in two minutes? You wouldn’t want to pass something up because you’re scared of what will happen in your future.

    If you’re scared of doing something major like bungee jumping or sky diving or something that is dangerous, yet supervised and safe-ish if done well, just do it anyways! You could never get another chance like that again!!

    Listen to me when I say this: If everyone lived their lives too scared to do things because of what would happen tomorrow, how would we ever progress?

    If you get an offer you’re sceptical on, do it anyways.

    You may never get another chance like that in your life.

    Oh! And, also, just remember that WHATEVER IT IS/NO MATTER WHAT THE HELL IT IS, there is ALWAYS someone somewhere in this world that wants to have the chance that you’re getting. Take it for them! Even if you don’t know them.

    I wish luck to everyone who’s trying to accomplish it! It’s an amazing thing and is DEFINATELY worth-while and productive to your life! ;D

    <3

    Feb 04, 2007, 10:27AM PST | 0 comments



     

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