In therapy and in this blog, I invite people to be in the here and now.
Here and now, I’ll try to explain why that is.
If we focus our attention on the present, we can
- appreciate the gifts of the moment,
- be less overwhelmed,
- be more aware of what we can control,
- let go of regrets about the past,
- reduce fear about the future (which is unknown), and
- identify achievable next steps.
Being in the here and now isn’t easy. It takes practice, commitment, and vigilance to gently refocus our attention — which wanders to the future, the past, all over the place — to the present moment.
Are you with me? Are you here and now? Or are you thinking about
- what’s already happened (which you can’t change),
- what might happen (or might not), and
- other places?
Here, now, are some photos presently on my phone:
Here, now, is music about here …
… and now.
In the present moment, I’m grateful to Rumi, cats, supportive people, healthy food, Gene Kelly, the Gershwin brothers, Pat Metheny, all my senses, and you — of course! — for being here and now.
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Here and Now I wish you a great weekend 🙂
Here and now I wish you the same!
Good morning! (4:45 AM my time)
I am happy to be right here, right now, with you.
It’s always good when you’re here and now, Maureen.
Loved what you posted from Rumi. I needed it right here and right now.
I’m loving now that you posted this comment here, Emilie.
It’s always been difficult for me to focus on the here and now, but since you’ve acknowledged here that it’s difficult for anyone that actually helps. It takes some the pressure off and makes it easier to focus on the here and now. I think there’s a valuable lesson in how much we sometimes we need each other to be able to focus on ourselves.
I find you very valuable in the here and now, Chris.
Here and now is like starting out with a clean slate. One doesn’t have to carry the past nor the future. You help to realize this every day Ann!
Thanks for being here, now, Maria!
Here the freak warm temperature has dropped 10 degrees – now it’s normal for November
When you show up here, Derrick, now it’s normal.
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Reblogged this on Ancien Hippie.
Thanks for the reblog, here and now.
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So glad to be here now .. In the here and now. 💛
You make the here and now so much better, Val!
Happy to have spent some now with this post. Thank you.
I’m happy to express gratitude to you, too, JoHanna, here and now.
Its hard .true .I am a sophomore , & I started blogging a month back when the same idea stuck me that I am wasting my time.it feels good to come across people with same opinion.if you have time plz read dawn at inkpapaillion.wordpress.com
Thanks for commenting, here and now.
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