Living In The Moment
Last week at the gym, two women were exchanging a rather loud conversation in the ladies changing room.  I could not help pay attention to one of the remarks made by one woman to her friend. One of the ladies asks her friend, so how was your week-end to which her friend replies †I spent a lot of my weekend living in the momentâ€. I turned around and had a smile on my face when I heard that remark. I smiled because it is not often that I hear that response. The lady who had asked her friend the question, of course was confused and started asking a lot of questions at which point in time I was well on my way out of the ladies changing room and was rushing for my class.
The moment that is now and every moment that is yet to arrive will be history by the time you finish reading this statement. Be in this moment, live and enjoy this moment.
These are statements that you read in blogs, quotes , hear from your friends and read in various self-help books and possibly remind yourself at various points in your day.
Have you wondered ever so often what does living in the moment mean?
How do you practice it in your busy days filled with tasks and different roles to play ?
Don’t we spend most of our lives thinking about something else other than what we are doing right now?
 â€Human beings have this unique ability to focus on things that aren’t happening right now. That allows them to reflect on the past and learn from it; it allows them to anticipate and plan for the future; and it allows them to imagine things that might never occur,†said Matthew Killingsworth, a doctoral student in psychology and lead author of the study.
Whilst I was catching up on reading over the weekend, this video caught my attention. ThisPolar Bear Cub Has A Lot To Teach Us About Making the most of the moment and enjoying it while we can.
After I watched this video I got to thinking which are those moments when I know I am in the now and fully present. Thinking about this lead me to writing this blog post ….
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