Present Moment Analysis

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enerally, people either live in the past or in the future the majority of their day. This leaves the opportunity of being in the present moment fleeting. It is only in our present moment where we can experience blissfulness, happiness, confidence, and being our authentic selves. Journaling after the day is over or even several days later, we both know is not being in the present moment. When we journal in past tense, we need to close our eyes and remember what it was like then. Usually forgetting many of the details of that previous moment.
If you want to journal in the present moment, which in turn will also help you live life more fully, you will need to stop during the day and journal in those moments. Okay, I'm hearing, "But...who has time …show more content…

I was exactly where you are in thought when I first began experimenting with all this. After getting into the swing of it though, I found the benefits exceeded the time deprivation thinking. Benefits include walking taller, in more self-control, stronger, and with power because you're letting go of the burden of trying to remember everything. This includes people to contact and things to do. The little things people did that previously annoyed me were easy to let go.
Journaling is a well-known way to relieve stress and increase our personal health. Then why do we want to do it when there is only available time? Before you leave right now saying that I'm out of my mind, I don't have the time. I ask for your patience. This really is not about having a time shortage it's about priorities. The real question is: Do you live your life trying to catch up? On the other hand, "Do you want to be a star in your own life?"
Let me share with just one of the ways I use this "Journaling in the Now" technique. As a self-employed life and business coach, I work with clients all over the world usually by phone. Before their call comes through, I need to be in the present moment for them, and not my own present moment, in order to honor our relationship. This exercise is one of the tools I use to make that transition.
Here is how I usually complete

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