Living in the Moment
So… we’ve been talking about “living in the moment.” We’d like to know what that means to you. Is it something you aspire to?
But here’s the $1,000,000 question: what do you do when living in the moment sucks?
Tags: BUddha
So… we’ve been talking about “living in the moment.” We’d like to know what that means to you. Is it something you aspire to?
But here’s the $1,000,000 question: what do you do when living in the moment sucks?
Tags: BUddha
March 25th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
This is the kind of thing I’m always reading about in pamphlets in my yoga studio, but I don’t really get it. I actually try hard NOT to live in the moment, exactly because I find the moment frustrating or boring and I know it won’t always be that way. I suppose it really means don’t wish away your days (which is what I do!!!!).
March 25th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Mother of 3 ages 4,5 & 7
Some moments I do not wish to live in or remember
because they are the stressfull moments like when you have to get something done usually when in public and after it has all passed and you say I should have handeled that better then you start to wonder did anyone I know, see the show my kids and I put on in the store and I have to take the blame because I am the adult but at that moment you fell apart and try to make yourself feel better by saying we have all been there,
well thats what I hope ??.
March 25th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
Hi!
Living in the moment means paying attention. It mean really listening, not pretending to listen. When the moment sucks, I grit my teeth, get through it and live for the very next moment which I know will be better. If you live for the future, for better or easier times, you’re just missing the great stuff that’s going on around you in the present.
March 26th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
I remember, years ago, a friend saying that when things weren’t going well, like one of her children being extra fussy or aggressive, she would circle the wagon -ie stay home; no play dates, extra activities until the child acted more like herself. I thought that was a nice way to give everyone a chance to enjoy some quieter time and feel refreshed and maybe improve the future moments.
March 27th, 2007 at 8:32 am
Good advise Laura
We sometimes forget that we have control over how much or how little we give our kids,
As a child growing up in Eire you got very few toys or visits to water parks mainly because our parents could not afford them, but we did visit family all the time every weekend we would visit with someone, I loved my Grandparents not because of what they ever gave me but all the time they would spend going for a walk, talking to me & listing to me. We tend to forget the best things in life are free, taking the time to listen & the importance of family.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:29 am
I wonder why we think being busy is so good for the kids? When I sit around with them, even if we are enjoying each other’s company, I often feel so guilty for not DOING something — something enriching, or fun. I don’t know. The stakes are so high now. We just have to keep doing and going, and sometimes moving slowly feels so incredibly controversial! I like the idea of “circling the wagon” too!
March 27th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
for me living in the moment means not always dreaming about a better future but realizing that what i have right here is good enough or even great
March 28th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Living in the moment has meant different things to me at various times in my life. Some days living in the moment means riding the wave of all the running around with the children and embracing it, with a smile. At other times it has meant a few moments of quiet and solitude to pause and appreciate the simple things like nature around me, or just the smile on one of my children’s faces. But mostly it has been a feeling of gratitude that I try and carry with me
March 30th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
To me, living in the moment means living your life to the fullest and do things that make you happy each day. It means stop worrying about what other people may think of you or say about you. Just live YOUR life for YOU. I make a point to step back for a moment to relish in the blessings I have in front of me- children, health, happy marriage, friends - and find a way to continue to be sure to appreciate those blessings every day. Life goes by way too fast and before we know it, we will all be changing our grandchildren’s diapers. We don’t know for sure what comes after this life, if anything, so let’s enjoy what little time we have here and make a difference by living a happy life for ourselves and the people around us. Learn from the past, strive for a prosperous future, and live like tomorrow is a gift.
April 2nd, 2007 at 6:20 pm
There are tricks / tools to make living in the moment easier. Here are a few: get on the same level as your child and look him in the eye until he looks away, smell his hair, hug him until he pushes you away, take time to smell your shampoo in the morning …. little things that actually raise your senses and bring you into the actual moment. A friend and I learned these techniques at a spa!!
April 12th, 2007 at 8:19 am
I am living in the moment and really cherishing all the day to day events that take place whether big or small but I am drowning in paperwork. What is the solution? It seems that each activity has some paperwork associated with it or form to be completed. Does anyone have a suggestion?
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:33 am
Make a burn pile!!!!!
I’m with you on the paperwork front. It’s what I find the most depressing about being a grown up. It doesn’t help if you are not a very organized person either. My oldest is 13 and I am STILL learning new things every day about how to keep my paperwork — medical, school, bills — in order.
So what do I do? I ignore all my mail until it’s a huge pile and then I grump my way through a four-hour marathon session. All important bills I have on autopay. I have folders for each kid (stuffed so full, I now just slip medical forms, grade reports etc. into it… it’s on my list to buy new files….).
So I guess my advice is don’t do it the way I do.