The Tip For Living In The Present
That Is Always At Hand

We think too much!

'Wait a minute, isn't this a web site about the benefits of positive THINKING?', I hear you saying.

Understand me: the mind is simply a tool for us to operate in this world. As such, we can decide how to use it, so you can choose to think positively or think negatively. This site shows you how to think in a positive way.

However, there is something much greater that comes before thinking, and that is purely being.

We tend to spend so much time thinking about the past, the future, what worries us, even what we'll be doing tonight, that we forget about living in the present moment and experience purely 'being'.

How can you come back to being?

You can easily get yourself back into the present moment by simply focusing on each of your five senses:

• What can you see? Are there people, items, animals, plants? What colours can you distinguish? Is there movement?

• What can you hear? Is there music? Are there noises? Can you hear anybody's voice? Can you hear the sound of your own heartbeat?

• What can you smell? Can you smell food? Flowers? Does the air smell fresh and clean?

• What can you feel? Can you feel your own skin? Perhaps your hands are in gloves? Can you feel the different textures of things around you?

• What can you taste? Perhaps the last coffee or tea you had? Perhaps you're having food or a chewing gum?

Now, that is what is going on. Feeling, being, comes into place before thinking about it, and that is why this tip for living in the present works so well, because feeling brings you back to being in the present moment.

This tip for living in the present is also very helpful to stop to be thankful for all the experiences that you can enjoy through your senses. For example, you can see whereas others cannot, and that alone is enough to be grateful for your sight.

Find out more about living in the present through "Practicing the power of now" by Eckhart Tolle: read a review by following this link.

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