How to enjoy the present moment, what should you do?

How often do you think about what could have been and the past? How often do you miss what's going on around you when you're daydreaming?

When you think about the past or the future, you miss the moment, which is the only time you can do something and be most creative. Use these five tips for living in the present to make the most of every moment and avoid losing out:

Being in the present and aware of what's going on around you is one of the best habits you can form. Remember that this time is part of a bigger process.

Don't run, walk! If you can stop for a while, do it!

If you're always in a hurry, you won't be able to enjoy your surroundings: people, places, and situations will not be hard to figure out.

Doing something all the time, or being busy all the time, means living by doing rather than being. You can't be if you don't know how.

How should you do it? Stop first. Look around you more closely. Watch out for what's around you. You don't need to judge or think about what you see. Just think. Enjoy the colours, smells, and emotions.

Don't think about things too much. Go back to observing in silence. If they keep happening, do it again. If your mind wanders, bring it back to what you're observing.

Never forget that everything in the world loves you and wants the best for you. You are needed and present all the time.

Even though you don't like where you are, you're exactly where you need to be. Once you realise that, you can deal with what's happening. Don't fight, and change.

Trust and believe that you can find meaningful things in every moment. You'll like it more once you accept this. What you don't want lasts.

Put yesterday's mistakes behind you. Avoid thinking about what you need to do tomorrow. Be present more often. This moment will go by quickly. The past and future are only in your head; only the present exists. Live in the present to experience awareness, which is the one and only sphere of creation.

Making things, learning new things, researching, and evolving are all parts of life. Find out how to make your reality without wanting it. You will reach your goals. Do not force yourself. Get your attention back on the present when you lose it.

Come back to the present when you think about the past or the future. Understand that every moment holds a lot of wonder and possibility. Sages really live in the present and enjoy it.

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