Life unfolds in the present. But so often, we let the present moment slip away, allowing time to rush past us unobserved, unnoticed and squandering the precious seconds of our lives as we worry about the future and ruminate about the past. However, only in the present moment can you create your future. If you’re holding on to the past, you can’t be in the present. It’s only in this “now” moment that your thoughts and words are powerful.

Today, recognize that you cannot create the future that you desire from the garbage of your past and that living in your past or worrying about your future is robbing you of what's really happening to you in this present moment. You only get one shot at life, and you don’t have a whole lot of control over what happens to you in it. Today take advantage of the choices that you do have. Today choose to be amazed about each and every present moment. Choose to live in this present moment.

Just for today, I recognize that the past is over and has no power over me. The thoughts of this moment create my future. I give myself the gift of freedom from the past and move with joy into the now. My point of power is always in the present moment. I claim that power now and consciously create my future. Everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.