Living in Now

While I usually relate living in the moment to New-Age or Eastern philosophy, Western science also knows the value of living in the now.  

The Psychology Today website article, "The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment" cites techniques for those of us who would lower our stress by living  in the moment:

1.       To improve your performance, stop thinking about it (unselfconsciousness).

2.       To avoid worrying aout the future, focus on the present (savoring).

3.       If you want a future with your significant other,  inhabit the present (breathe).

4.       To make the most of time, lose track of it (flow).

5.       If something is bothering you, move toward it rather than away from it (acceptance).

6.       Know that you don’t know (engagement).

There is good information for anyone who wants to enjoy life to the fullest. I especially recommend this article to those of us in recovery.