present moment

the_forgotten_one · 03-08-2007, 06:43 PM

do not dwell in the past
do not dream of the future
concentrate the mind on
the presaent monment

spankey · 03-08-2007, 07:57 PM

like i said on another post i do not agree with all your statements but i like your prose. If you have no dreams of the future then you have no aspirations.

the_forgotten_one · 03-08-2007, 08:00 PM

if u do not dwell in the present
then there could be no future

spankey · 03-08-2007, 08:33 PM

you dwell in the present and look to the future and learn from the past. that is what we call life.

the_forgotten_one · 03-08-2007, 09:17 PM

life is is uncertain
eat desert first

spankey · 03-08-2007, 09:19 PM

i like that one

the_forgotten_one · 03-08-2007, 10:59 PM

bring my pie n ice cream first plzz

mrblues · 05-28-2007, 09:05 PM

Eckhart Tolle--- "The Power of Now"-- got more from this book than hanging at pentacostal churches for 17 yrs (with wife

)..............

peace

Sage · 05-28-2007, 11:02 PM

Live in the present with an eye to the future. Examine but don't dwell on the past.

mrblues, that's about the third time you mentioned that book. I'm gonna have to check it out.

Peace

ironlotus · 06-16-2007, 07:46 PM

present moment
wonderful moment.
bloom.

ticktick · 06-16-2007, 10:23 PM

Well some of us have to dream of the future to get through school.
And I love dreaming of the future and have hopes.

KarmaDharmaBOOM · 06-26-2007, 07:14 AM

"i dream of a white x-mas"-little girl

"oh, such fond memories"-rich british old woman reminiscing about childhood

i see nothing wrong with it

Maryjanemama · 07-31-2007, 08:36 PM

Ahhh, just had a discussion w/the spouse last night similar to this. He insisted that the past is very important because who we are now is a result of what we've gone through up until this point. I disagreed and said it is not important because we can't change it, so why get hung up on it? He rolled his eyes.

I said something like, "OK then, right now go back to the past and change whatever you didn't like." He couldn't. I said, "Now go into the future and make it what you want it to be." He couldn't. I told him, "Live this moment, right now." He could.

He rolled his eyes again and sighed.

TeeBox · 07-31-2007, 08:44 PM

If you keep doing something the same old way expecting a different result, your "present" is stuck in the "past" and there is no "future". Believe me, I know this but sadly knowing it and doing something about it are two different things. Gotta break that habit!

Jabberwocky · 08-02-2007, 03:35 PM

the past is only as important as the lessons it teaches us. it helps us to make decisions faster and more efficient because of the experience we gain.

the future is only as good as the decision we make in the present moment.

but the present, that is the timeframe we have the most control of

present moment

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