Mindful Monday - My Checklist for More Success Living in the NOW...
Living in the now sounds good in theory but you might be struggling to put it into practice. I've got a few smart steps you can take to raise your success rate. Try doing some of these things to bring yourself into the present. They work well for me and I hope they will work well for you too!
Stay focused on the moment. Don’t get caught up in what happened before or stress about what hasn’t happened.
Watch your future. Plan for your future. However, don’t let it consume your thoughts or get tangled up in what-if thoughts.
Develop a now attitude. Focus on the situation you must deal with today. Let tomorrow’s troubles be tomorrow’s troubles.
Be open to joy and peace. Relax and live it up. Don’t just trudge through life like you’re on a school assignment. Have fun!
Stop second-guessing yourself. You made the best decision that you could with the information you had at the time.
Let your strength shine. Boost your self-confidence by dealing with things as they happen instead of worrying how you’re going to handle the future.
Accept life changes. Look at them as opportunities to grow into your best self.
Stop over analyzing. Let uncertainty and fear go by focusing on right now.
Stop trying to change others. Focus on their positive qualities and find the good in others that they already have.
Practice kindness and openness. Remember, you are creating your future relationship every day. Make it a good one by being kind and generous with your loved ones.
Release the little things. Don’t let irritants get under your skin or they may become big things that derail your relationship.
Pay attention. Give the other person your full focus when you’re interacting. This means putting down distractions, like your smart phone, to focus on them.
Keep your emotions in the now. Don’t drag yesterday or tomorrow into the conversation. That never ends well.
Choose hope. Don’t view a problem as insurmountable. Instead, look for solutions that help you overcome.
Take action to change your life. Ask yourself what you can do today to make your goals a reality.
Don’t procrastinate. Stop putting off the hard things in life like losing weight, ending a bad relationship, leave a soul-sucking job, or moving to a new city.
See yourself with kindness. Treat yourself with grace, focus on what you can do, and think about why you love yourself.
Give yourself a break. Taking a day off doesn’t mean the world will end. If anything, you’re likely to come back feeling refreshed.
Remove the drains from your life. Drains could be social media accounts you follow, unhealthy relationships, or habits that are keeping you from your best life.
Slow down. You don’t have to live life in the fast lane. Make time to eat and spend time with loved ones without rushing to the next thing.
Fill your life with moments (not things). Clean the clutter from your life and home. If something is taking joy from you, get rid of it!
I cordially invite you to Mindful Life community in the @naturalmedicine server here. We run group meditations and support each other as we grow through conscious awareness. With much love!
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Great list. In today's day and age it's very, very hard to meet, but I think we'd have fewer heart attacks if people were able to slow down and live in the now.
If I can be so bold I'd love to add two items to your list:
Of course you can add meditation and play to the list! They are such a pivotal part of being in the now!
I like these lists for reminders for it is always a work in process and the more we focus on making the changes the easier it will become.
Thanks for sharing your observations and contributing to the list!
These tips are amazing. We should print them off and laminate them and put them on our fridge! I can be terrible at second-guessing myself that that is a confidence thing. I love your Monday posts as they always remind me to keep on track. I missed my Monday post this week but I will try to get a mindful life post sort it out soon. Xxx much love to you you beautiful woman xx
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Hey @porters
Some really solid advice there. I try to use a few of them but I'm usually unsuccessful. I guess the idea is to at least attempt to do it.
Thanks for sharing.
Gaz
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It's always a work in process but checklists like this are good reminders!
These are great tips for living in the moment. You should probably include mindfulness in that list as well to just take a micro break in a day, exercise can also have a great effect on mood as I have found out.
When I was travelling I was active every day and felt great. Now I'm back in the "real world", I've exercised less (although still doing something) and noticed the difference in mood.
I hope folks read this and take your suggestions on board! Resteemed
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Thanks for the added suggestions - they could definitely be added to the list!
No worries! Glad to have helped!
I'm guilty of a lot of the pointers you have there. Especially this one
Sometimes I wake up at night just getting caught in the thoughts of what if's.
Good advise to try to live in the now. It’s so important to enjoy what we have and not become obsessed with more.
A really useful list. Thank you.
Wonderful list of life lessons @porters. Just taking each one and focusing on them one at a time would be perfect.