Living in Your “Now”. What does this mean? It simply means living our lives and enjoying each and every moment. It is so easy to get stuck in our brains thinking ahead or playing the, would have, should have, game. Live in your present time, live in your “now”. We have all had stressful times or are dealing with a stressful event at this moment. This is when we get stuck in our minds thinking of other things instead of being physically and mentally present. Since stress is a part of life whether big or small, we may find ourselves missing out on so much because we were mentally somewhere else. This may also happen without stress. There may be many reasons: brain chemistry imbalance, trying to take on to many projects, dealing with illness in the family or yourself. The list goes on.

Here are a few tips to help keep your mind on the task and to help you Live In Your “Now”.

1. Breathe: Many times we are not breathing bringing our bodies to a halt and building negative energy and stress.
2. Stop: When we find that life and our mind has become a maze and a blur, say STOP, and focus on what you are doing now. This may take some practice but it really does work.
3. Quiet our minds: When reading a book, we may find we have no idea what we just read because our minds are busy with, what’s next? Or I wish! I call this noise in my head. Breathe, stop and quiet will become the norm.
4. Enjoy: Be happy in our moments of life. Feel blessed that we are able to do what we are doing. One day we may wake up and realize that half our lives are gone and we can’t remember what has happened because we never thought to enjoy “now”.
5. Let Go: Anger, disappointment, sadness, or frustration can really stick in our heads causing us to only focus on the negative. Do we ever find our brains going over and over a happy event? Probably not. The negative will weigh us down and the only person that gets hurt is ourselves. Taking all the above tips will help us let go and move on.

I spoke with a client last week and we talked about being present mentally as well as physically in anything we do. You are not alone; this happens to all of us at one time in life. Try using the tips above to help come back into the present moment, your now. Always remember the line from the song, Take It Easy by the Eagles: “You may lose or you may win, but you will never be here again. So take it easy.”

In Health and Happiness,

Carla Barkey                                                                                                                                                                                             Personal Trainer/Elite Physiques

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