Live In The Moment

"Live for each moment, Today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope." -Kalidasa 

Last week, after a fairly harmless work day and a wonderful dinner at my mentor's house I spoke to one of my close friends. The one thing she said to me that has replayed in my mind  ever since our convo was a very simple phrase that I'm sure you have all heard. "Live in the moment. " my first reaction to that statement was but....and whatever excuse I had in my mind and then it hit me. She was right. I have been living in "what if" and "when I" land and not in the moment. 

In the past 4 weeks a lot has changed for me. I went from stressing about the function of my hand to going back to work and embracing the importance of health and taking care of myself. At 26 years old my life has faced many challenges and I am sure that there is in fact a lesson to be learned. I can say with great confidence that I have NOT been living in the moment...but enough about me. How is it that many of us focus so much on the future that we forget about the right now?

So, after really thinking about how I can live in the moment a few things popped in my head. 

1. Bills are always going to be there:

I can plan to pay off my student loans in 6 years but once that's done I'll need a loan for a car or maybe even a house. 

2. You never know the battles people are living with:

If I think about all of the events I've lived through in the past 6 months with the support of people all over. I could not imagine saying something mean and/ or degrading to someone else. 

3. Travel if you can, while you can 

Life is ever changing and anything can happen. 

4. Try to laugh when you feel like crying

 Life can be stressful be sure you have someone in your life who can make your bad days tolerable 

5. Turn off your phone and take in people. Look into someone's eyes when they speak to you. Create memories that you can replay in your head instead of on your tablet or phone.  

Life is so short. There are so many things that go on in our lives that we can barely remember how we got through. Before you know it time will fly by. Life is full of beautiful lessons. It's time to put down the things that eat up or time and love and nurture one another. Live in the moment. Breathe in fresh air. Enjoy a nice meal with a friend. Whatever you do just DON'T LIVE IN REGRET! Live the life you've dreamed of and most importantly stay positive. When life throws a curveball at you don't dwell on what you should have done in the past. Redirect yourself, you'll get through this temporary road block. Just keep pushing. 

Thanks for the continued encouragement family and friends :-)