today is precious

not because tomorrow might not come

but because

today/Now

is the only Moment in which we can actually Participate in life

the past is part of our story the future is full of Possibility but neither needs to steal our Presence from today

the future is being prepared

but we are also preparing it

through the way we live today/Now

* Notice – Feel – Connect *

not dwelling in yesterday not worrying about tomorrow simply Being Awake to the Possibilities of Now 💛

the underlying message isn’t that we should stop caring, stop preparing or stop looking after those we love

it’s that worry cannot guarantee tomorrow

yesterday is not ours to change today is ours to live tomorrow is not ours to command

we can prepare without worrying we can love without controlling we can protect without carrying the whole world

we are taught to prepare, anticipate, protect, plan, provide, achieve and secure tomorrow. from childhood, so much of life is built around what comes next.

and somewhere along the way, we can become so busy trying to prevent something going wrong tomorrow that we forget to Experience what is going right today/Now

accepting that we cannot always make tomorrow safe by worrying about it today

worry can feel like preparation

it can make us feel as though we’re doing something useful, taking responsibility or protecting the people and things we love

but sometimes we’re simply living through tomorrow’s Possibilities before they’ve even Arrived

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i Wonder if there’s a gentler way to approach this:

• What can I influence today? Give it my attention.
• What can I prepare for today? Do what is reasonably within my reach.
• What cannot be controlled today? Allow it to remain uncertain.

not because it doesn’t Matter but because it doesn’t need all of you right Now

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Living today doesn’t mean abandoning tomorrow

it means not sacrificing the only day we can actually live in exchange for a tomorrow we cannot guarantee

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perhaps this is another way of Expressing the Thought

Yesterday gave us Experience

Tomorrow offers Possibility

Today gives us Participation

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one question without end

When you worry about the things you cannot control, is it mostly fear of what might happen to you, or fear of what might happen to the people and things you love?