Be Present in YOUR NOW

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Being in your own NOW is such an important strategy for your success and growth.

Let us create a scene. It’s month end Saturday. The roads are very busy, you had a really rough month so you are on your way to spend some me-time in the mountains. You just drove through a valley and had an almost-crash experience but now you are driving on the flat. You are heading to a destination up in the mountains and you can almost see the outline of the place you are heading to. 

• What if your gaze is in the rearview mirror, focused on thinking about the almost accident that occurred 20 minutes prior? You cannot seem to get over the silly mistake you made that almost cost your life. You are still driving but you are looking behind you, focused on an incident from the past.
• What if you fix your gaze on the outline of the place located at the top of the mountain? After all, that is where you intend to end up. You are driving but this time your sight is fixed on the image of a place that is hours away and in the distance. 
• What if your gaze is to your left or right, being so occupied with what appears to be happening in the vehicles next to yours? The passengers in the vehicle to your right seem to be in such a good mood and the vibe is inviting. The passengers to your left appear to be arguing and drama is about to unfold before your eyes. You are still on your journey, driving, but your eyes are fixed between your left and right, in someone else’s now moment. 

Note that in all three scenarios your attention is successfully captured and drawn away from your present reality. You have no clue what is going on in your realm. A major disaster waiting to happen.

Do you know how often this occurs in our own lives? Locked in the past, worrying over the future and missing our important moments. Let us consider some of the possible results of not being present and in our own reality.

• 1.  You are unaware of your own reality and truth so it will be difficult for you to find your own peace or joy. 
  2. Fear, which is associated with the unknown, becomes a close friend and will cripple your outlook and hope.
  3.  You are unable to experience your own situation, and you stand the risk of missing meaningful, revelatory and teachable moments.    
  4.  You cannot take relevant and effective actions or reactions because you are so out of touch with your reality. Pot holes will have a grand time with your tyres, producing damage, stagnation and regret. 
  5.  You will not progress on your journey but drift off your course and end up wasting time and repeating cycles. You may not even make it to your destination or future, if you do not shift your focus back to what really matters. 
  6.  You become a hazard to others around you and you do a disservice to those depending on you.

Only in the NOW, your own NOW, can you access the tools, resources and provisions that are available to help you achieve for goals . Only in the NOW, your now, can you take steps to shape your future, re-chart your course, make strategic and intentional moves, experience growth, capture meaningful moments of treasure, find peace and make needed shifts in the direction of your goals and dreams. 

What time is it? The time is now. Make good use of your gifted present.