LearntoLiveinthePresentMomentToalargedegreethemeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareabletoliveinthepresentmoment.__24__Withoutquestionmanyofushavebeenusedtospendingmuchofourliveswor

　　LearntoLiveinthePresentMoment

　　Toalargedegreethemeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareabletoliveinthepresentmoment.__24__

　　Withoutquestionmanyofushavebeenusedtospendingmuchofourlivesworryingaboutavarietyofthings—allatonce.__25__Wealsopostponeoursatisfactionourprioritiesandourhappinessoftenconvincingourselvesthat“someday”willbebetterthantoday.Unfortunatelythesamementalpowerthattellsustolooktowardthefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothat“someday”neveractuallyarrives.JohnLennononcesaid“Lifeiswhat'shappeningwhilewe'rebusymakingotherplans.”Whenwe'rebusymaking“otherplans”，ourchildrenarebusygrowingupthepeoplewelovearemovingawayanddyingourbodiesaregettingoutofshapeandourdreamsareslippingaway.__26__

　　Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsal(带妆彩排)forsomelaterdate.Itisn't.Infactnoonehasaguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrow.Nowistheonlytimewehaveandtheonlytimethatwehaveanycontrolover.__27__Fearistheconcernovereventsthatmighthappeninthefuture—wewon'thaveenoughmoneyourchildrenwillgetintotroublewewillgetoldanddiewhatever.__28__Practicekeepingyourattentiononthehereandnow.Youreffortswillpayoff.

　　A.Whenourattentionisinthepresentmomentwepushfearfromourminds.

　　B.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstodominateourpresentmomentssomuchsothatweendupanxiousfrustrateddepressedandhopeless.

　　C.Tomorrowisamysteryyesterdayisahistoryonlytodayisagiftandthatiswhywecalltodaythepresent.

　　D.Mostofusareusedtorestinghopeonfutureignoringthepresentmoment.

　　E.Livinginthepresentmomentiswhereyouarealwaysregardlessofwhathappenedyesterdayandwhatmayormaynothappentomorrow.

　　F.Inshortwemissoutonlife.

　　G.Togetoverfearthebeststrategyistolearntobringyourattentionbacktothepresent.