Control is something that many people attempt to gain and retain. Control over their lives, control over their finances, control over their thoughts, their hearts or emotions. The only thing that cannot be controlled to any degree is time. We cannot go back in time or forward in time. Time is always in the present moment. So why do so many people get caught up regretting the past or thinking about possible futures (negative and positive). Both these actions blur the present and waste that precious moment. A year or so ago, I was asking my 90 year old grandfather how old he felt. He replied “would you believe me if I said I felt 19?”. This is very common response for people over the age of 30 or so. Mentally, our minds seem to stay at somewhere between 19 and 24 yet our physical body ages. My grandfather went on to say how the frustration of getting older concerns the physical not keeping up with the mental aspects of himself. He finis...hed with a golden nugget of advice “do everything you can today for tomorrow you may not be able to”. Having thought about this advice, I always say to people I teach, or discuss life matters with…. “Forget trying to control what is not within your immediate reach. Look instead to dictate only the very next action you make. It will be shaped by your past, lead you to your future but will enrich your present.” What will your next action be?
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 10:31:46 +0000