Showing posts with label bio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bio. Show all posts

Monday, October 11, 2010

happy to the power of five

The Happy Book asks us to write a bio about what we will be doing in five years from now.
Honestly, if nothing changed from how my live is at this moment, I would still be so very happy. I tried to write a bio and really, everything was the same. Sure, I may like to move out of the city but other than that, fundamentally, I want to have all I have now.
The truth is that I try to enjoy every moment that I have day to day, minute to minute. I can be really hard at times but I try. I once attended a yoga philosophy lecture (I can't even remember who said this) and the speaker said something that I thought was so amazing. He (she) said that the past does not exist; the future does not exist; the only thing that we have, the only thing that exists is the present. Moment to moment. It all seemed a little clearer to me at that present moment.
So I was awakened to the fact that this simple statement could help me in so many situations. Take these common challenges...
  1. Don't dwell on the past - you can't change it as it is gone. Only memories remain
  2. This too shall pass - all horrible moments will pass so don't hold onto them; all great moments will also pass so hold on to those ones
  3. Don't get wrapped up in the "what ifs" - "what ifs" are in the future and are not with you yet
  4. Focus on the present, enjoy the now, stop to smell the roses - that existing present will be the past soon enough so get as much out of the present as you can
  5. Don't sweat the small stuff - if you focus on the present, image how much lighter you will feel
So, if I could write my bio for five years from now I hope to be as happy and as content as I am today. Life is so great what ever my path is.