Your life may not be exactly what you want it to be right now and you therefore may spend a lot of time looking at your past or worrying about your future. However, we are all being given frequent reminders of the impermanence of life and that in reality the only thing that is real is NOW. Unfortunately and ironically, we spend most of our time somewhere else. Today, set your intentions to enjoy the present. Being present means noticing the thousands of things around you that make life interesting and in truth, give it meaning. It also means making time for fun and the less serious side of life. Today, set your intentions to enjoy being here now and experiencing this beautiful world. Most importantly, enjoy the person who you are right now, exactly as you are! There will always be moments when you wish you lived a different life, but today begin to see them as opportunities to practice being in the present and cherishing all that is happening now. Today, stop concentrating on what you don’t have, because if you do, you will never, ever have enough! Today acknowledge that everything you need is in this present moment.

Just for today, I recognize that my power to create the life I desire resides in this present moment. I know that if I dwell on what I do not want, that is exactly what I will get more of. I recognize that in this present moment I am creating my future. Life brings me only good experiences from which I can learn and grow. Everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.