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· @generikat ·
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The Ever Present, Present
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>"Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."

The above quote is attributed to Bill Keane, the cartoonist. As I read those words this morning, I got to thinking about how I am always thought fretting about *more*. You know regretting or ruminating about the past, or anxiously contemplating the future. When in actuality I have a gift, the present with me right in the moment.

As someone who grew up in a state of worry, I am constantly seeking peace. For much of my adult life I believed that if I could just be stable enough, make enough money, and plan ahead, then I wouldn't have to go through a ton of adversity. My life would be peaceful.

But that isn't reality, is it? And treating the present as the present it is requires one to lean into discomfort and accept what is, in the moment. 


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Something I had to learn (and am still working on) is to seek discomfort, a theme I touched on in my last post. If I can train my mindset to seek out discomfort while also dwelling in the present, then my life will be being lived with the graitude that I so long for it to be lived with. You know, without all the extra thought baggage.

Because if you are allowing your thoughts about it all to sabotage your vibe in the present, then you most definitely aren't treating the gift that is your life as the present it is.

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Most of what we fret about just isn't so or won't come to pass. One thing that I have implented to help me not get so hung up in rumination-land is I have trained myself to identify when I am not being present and then I get up and *do* something. Nothing breaks you out of a past or future rumination session like a good ol' but of body movement. 

And by movement I mean anything from taking a walk, to baking something, to pulling weeds, to learning a Spanish lesson. You know, things that require you to be present in the present.


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Our minds are glorious, marvelous things. They are also really good at sabotaging us as we are capable of thinking about how we feel about things. Even things that don't exist. 

And with that in mind I think it's so important to remember that we should focus on where we are at in the exact moment of our existence. I mean, it's the present after all. πŸ˜‰





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<center>*And as most of the time, all of the images in this post were taken on the author's always present iPhone, the header and footer images were made in Canva.*</center>

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You are a present 🎁 my friend  πŸ˜‰

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!ALIVE 

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@generikat ·
The one off of Christmas Vacation? I do feel like a cat wrapped up in a box sometimesπŸ˜‰

Joking aside, thank you most excellent sir, I feel beyond gifted by the people I'm blessed to interact with😊

Hope you are having a fantastic day! (Which I know is redundant because you view everything through those positive lenses of yours, but I still always wish for that for you!)

!PIZZA 
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@dswigle ·
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> "Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."

I have always loved that quote, and it really brings home *mindful meditation* to me. Being happy and appreciating where you are in life, what you are doing... also who you are with.  Controlling these thoughts decreases stress because you are in control. 

Appreciating where you are, and what you're doing is key. 

Hello, my lovely. I hope your day is going well! xoxo 
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@generikat ·
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>Appreciating where you are, and what you're doing is key.

Ooh, Ds, I love that sentiment and you phrased it so succinctly, happy Kat😊

Hello back, my day is going splendidly and I sure hope yours is too, right in the moment it is at. Love ya!

!PIZZA
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@dswigle · (edited)
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You know what? I can't think of a thing to complain about! the sun is shining, the birds are eating all of the sunflower seeds I gave them, and even the flowers are blooming all over the place. 

I have corned beef sitting in a marinade for tomorrow. Okay, I am just making the marinade, and my *Kiss me I'm Irish* shirt sitting waiting to be worn. Silly little things, just like my Irish coffee cup... You know it's the little things I love!!

Thanks for the pizza!

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@pizzabot · (edited)
RE: The Ever Present, Present
<center>PIZZA! PIZZA! PIZZA! PIZZA! PIZZA! 


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@scribblingramma ·
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It's too easy to let one's mind go wandering off into What-if Land. I appreciate your thoughts that you shared here.
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@generikat ·
I hate *What-if Land*, it has the worst reviews I swear!

I'm glad you stopped by, I always appreciate your thoughts too😊

!PIZZA
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@teknon ·
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>we should focus on where we are at in the exact moment of our existence. I mean, it's the present after all.

This is πŸ’― fact. The future is not promised but our present. It's better to seize the moment than wait for later. 
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@generikat ·
Yes! Seize the present! I adore how you stated that!

Hope you are having the best present ever!

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@teknon ·
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>Hope you are having the best present ever!


Not after reading this amazing article I could do otherwise. 
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