Today is a holiday in Canada. I promised myself I would take an extra long weekend, a total of four days off so that I can recharge and come back on Tuesday, with a fresh new look and perspective on Life. I’m a day short on my promise, but I promise this is the only thing I will do today.
I woke-up with an overwhelming urge to write. Four out of seven days, I read a chapter on child development or cognitive behavior, when I finish reading the chapter, I summarize by writing about it and by developing a lesson that I include in my life coaching programs. But this morning when my eyes opened, all I could think about is the meaning of life. In an earlier post, I wrote the definition of Life, directly from the dictionary. The last part, “Continual change preceding death”, this line stuck in my head from the day I posted the definition of Life.
My mind began to repeat the definition, over and over, trying to understand what each word meant. Continual change really stuck in my head. After a few days I came up with my own definition for a phrase within the definition of Life. Continual Change: Nothing stays the same for any living, breathing, or not breathing, organic matter. Then I started to see “Continual Change” like time passing, second-by-second, minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, day-by-day – Continual Change.
I am learning, growing, and changing, with every passing second. I don’t have any control of the past, nor do I have any method to change the past, but I do have control of my future. My future is determined by my actions, what I do right NOW. Because all that matters in Life is what I do at this very moment. What I do right now could change my future, Or I could continue to relive the past and maybe one day, if I think back hard enough, I could change the past, and then finally my entire Life will change.
Like me, you too are changing with every passing second. Welcome to Life!
7 comments:
see, the magic is working already :-))
if we take the time to stop, listen and learn, applying the techniques of mindfulness we see that every moment is of importance, every moment offers a new opportunity to grow and take control of our future by revelling in the present...
thanks for this little meditation... keep well...
Wise post, Bruno. The present--it's what's for dinner. :-D
I Know everyone has put their two cents on living in the now. Live on the present and not on the past and not for the future.
Is it really possible to allow yourself disregard the past and the future and concentrate on the present? What about the idea of "those who don't study the past are doomed to repeat it" or the notion of setting goals and dreams, isn't that thinking about the future?
I too have been thinking about these things...
I was reading a study last night which said that the most successful therapists are those who get clients to live in the present (which is not the same thing as ignoring or forgetting the past). Life as a continual change is a great definition.
It did work Bart! I too forget about me sometimes. Fortunately my body doesn't forget and it begins to shut down sending me a signal that it is time. :)
Thank San! Your comments always bring a smile to my face. :)
Chris - The past is the past, it only serves two purposes beyond NOW: 1. A memory 2. Learning Lesson.
If you decide to bring the past to make present decisions, your future could be skewed by the past, especially if the past was emotional. Rather, take the lesson you learned from the past, which is not always the lesson on the surface level, its a bit deeper, you then apply the lesson learnt for the future. Living in the NOW does not mean, forget about the past and start all over - Living in the NOW means, that yesterday is gone and the only thing that will ever make a difference for tomorrow is what you do this very second, NOW. Write your goals, big or small, celebrate all the victories, accept that some of your goals will not come to fruition, learn why your goal was not achieved, and apply what you learn for the next set of goals. No failures, no unsuccessful goals that leave you feeling guilty and depressed on what could of, or what if. Do you see the difference Chris?
You know this is going to be my blog post for this morning. :)
Thank Julie! Appreciate your comments - Could you share the link to the article? Thanks.
When you choose to listen to yourself, you realize you're in the right place for you at a given moment.
You have to believe in yourself, then and only then can you hear and listen to yourself. It's a beautiful thing.
Thanks Liara!!
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