Gently look at the past.
Enjoy pleasant memories.
Learn from the past
so you don’t repeat mistakes.
Rein in the past
when it creates sadness or anger.
You are in control
of what you choose to
think, see and feel.
Never let the past
withdraw energy from the present.
Live in the moment.
Stop to see, hear, smell, taste, feel.
Wallow in the sensual pleasures of the present.
Take time to escape the past and the future.
Set yourself free to live now, right now.
Plan for the future,
but don’t overdo it.
Some things you can handle
when they come,
if they come.
Resist canceling the present moment
by over planning the future.
Peace is not needing to know
everything that will happen.
Grab today.
Squeeze all the juice out of it.
Know you did well.

 
By Joanna Fuchs