“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
One of the best, unforeseen consequences of simplifying our lives is it has allowed us to begin living our lives in the present moment.
Eliminating nonessential possessions has freed us from many of the emotions associated with past lives that were keeping us stuck. And clearing our home has allowed us the freedom to shape our lives today around our most important values.
Living in the present moment means no longer worrying about what happened in the past and not fearing what will happen in the future. It means enjoying what’s happening now and living for today.
Choosing to live in the past or the future not only robs you of enjoyment today, but it also robs you of truly living. The only important moment is the present moment.
With that goal in mind, consider this list of ten tips below on how to live in the moment.
How Do You Live in the Moment?
1. Remove unneeded possessions
Minimalism forces you to live in the present. Removing items associated with past memories frees you and allows you to stop living in the past. Once the past no longer has power, you can begin to live in the moment.
2. Smile
Each day is full of endless possibilities! Start it with a smile. You are in control of your attitude every morning, keep it optimistic and expectant. Be intentional about it and you’ll find yourself doing it every day without even realizing it.
3. Fully appreciate the moments of today
Soak in as much of today as you possibly can – the sights, the sounds, the smells, the emotions, the triumph, and the sorrow. These are in our daily lives but we often forget to take them in and truly appreciate them.
4. Forgive past hurts
If you are harboring resentment towards another human being because of past hurts, choose to forgive and move on. The harm was their fault, but allowing it to impact your mood today is yours. Let go and choose to be present
If you just “survive” the workweek constantly waiting for the next weekend “to get here,” you are wasting 71% of your life (5/7 days.) There are two solutions: find a new job that you actually enjoy, or find something that you appreciate about your current career.
6. Dream about the future, but work hard today
Dream big. Set goals and plans for the future. But working hard today is always the first step towards realizing your dreams tomorrow. Don’t allow dreaming about tomorrow to replace living in the moment. Dreaming about the future is only productive when combined with
7. Don’t dwell on past accomplishments
If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven’t done much today. There is still plenty of time to build upon past successes and create more memories and achievements for future-you. In the future, you’ll be cherishing the memories of today.
8. Stop worrying
You can’t fully appreciate today if you worry too much about tomorrow. Realize that tomorrow is going to happen whether you worry about it or not. And since worry has never accomplished anything for anybody, redirect your mental energy elsewhere.
9. Think beyond old solutions to problems
Our world is changing so fast that most of yesterday’s solutions are no longer the right answers today. Don’t get locked into a “but that’s how we’ve always done it” mentality. Yesterday’s solutions are not today’s solutions and they are certainly not tomorrow’s solutions.
10. Conquer addictions
Addictions in your life hold you hostage. They keep you from living a completely free life and removes your focus from the moment. Find some help. Take the steps. And remove their influence over your life. Allow yourself to live in the moment addiction-free.
Learning how to live in the present moment is an essential ingredient in a happy life.
If you can only live one moment at a time, you might as well make it the present.
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Further Reading
How to Enjoy a Life You Don’t Need to Escape From
(Furhu umer) Son las 2:00 A.m y me gustó esta filosofía de vida.
Pero asumo en este momento la parte crítica…
El aquí y ahora queramos o no hay que vivirlo y por cierto Ya lo estamos viviendo en este mismo instante…
Que tal si tu presente es muy doloroso? Aveces no está mal refugiarse en el pasado y el futuro …porque muchas veces tu pasado fue mejor que tu presente y dicen que: recordar es vivir.
Digo esto: si tu pasado fue bonito atesoralo como tu presente y si tu presente es doloroso asimilalo como tu pasado …mirando siempre un futuro mejor , caminando hacia la esperanza .
June 27 is my birthday. I am turning 75. I have dreams and visions still unfulfilled. I am living for today thank for your words of encouragement
Overthinking is such a waste of time , living in the now is the only way for a happy life
The present moment is itself something which cant be comprehended. The moment I have written these words, its already in the past. Its an absolute challenge and accomplishment who lives in the exact moment. People wish for a new headstart in life, well guess what every second will become a new life when you get into present.
Wishing nothing but the best for everyone who is reading this.
Aum. Amen. Peace.
Thank you for sharing the Ten steps to live your life in the present.
I use them daily and achieved a lot.
When I had a dream in 1983 and decided to quit my job and use all my savings to achieve it and write a book, in 2022, I reached both.
The use of living in the present with a plan helped a lot.
Most of those things are not living in the present moment. Not a very smart article.
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Love this read!!!, very inspirational!! My Father always told me to never leave the house without my smile!! Some advice I have practiced my whole life!! Part of my early morning motivations are all your articles!! Thanks Josh
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If you focus in present your future will be Good at the same time your present becomes past so what I mean to say is live in present, work in present enjoy in present what ever you do actions emotions it should related to present everything is possible.
I t was a great read especially when I myself had written about the same subject. To read your post was something that added more to my wisdom.
What I concluded was the three rules that will help one to focus on Present.
1. Future holds nothing if you do not hold anything for it.
2. Future is not a gift, the Past is not a waste and the Present is never permanent.
3. What you do with your Present, Future will do it for you.
Value what you have, work to make it more valuable and look back on it as your pride memory.
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How to live in present, if present is too painful and you made so many things during depression. That make you feel bad about it today.
“The greatest of all miracles is that we need not be tomorrow what we are today, the greatest of all insights is that we cannot be tomorrow what we do not do today. That is why Today matters”