Living In The Now Novels & Stories

"Without a thing underway that defines the year before it begins." "I know," Don said. "I have been noticing the same thing." "What does it feel like to you?" Ernest said. Don considered. "Like arriving," he said. "Like we have been traveling for a long time and we have arrived. Not at a destination — not the end of anything. But at the place where traveling becomes the living." He held Ernest's gaze. "We are living now. Not managing the living. Doing it." "Yes," Ernest said. "That's exactly what it feels like."

“I just want to own my own life for five minutes. Is that too much to ask?” The past is a ghost, she murmured, crawling further into my lap until I was pinned under her comforting bulk. It cannot bite unless you let it. I reached up, my thumb brushing the smooth crystal of the necklace he’d returned to me. It felt heavy today. “I feel like the other shoe is about to drop. Like the sky is just waiting for me to look up so it can fall.” Sombra poked the pendant with her snout, her ears twitching. Stop looking for storms in a clear sky. Focus on the now. We are together. You are safe in this moment.

Whatever new moment we could experience. Not because it would be perfect. But because it would be present. Because it would be real. Because it would be now. And now was always worth living. Always worth experiencing. Always worth being present for. Even when messy. Even when imperfect. Even when difficult. Especially then. Because that's when life happened. That's when growth occurred. That's when love transformed. In the present. In the now. In the messy, imperfect, beautiful moment of being alive. Together. Always together. Experiencing infinity one present moment at a time. And that was everything.

Slowly, she starts to feel more grounded in the present moment. As Samantha starts to feel calmer, she realizes that her fears about the future are just that: fears. They may or may not come true, but she can't control the future. All she can control is the present moment. She reminds herself that she can't predict what will happen tomorrow, but she can choose how to live today. She knows that she can't guarantee a perfect future for her family, but she can enjoy the present moment with them.

He was sure, both of them were, that nothing could ever feel this good. For the first time in the past twelve years, he finally felt at peace. He felt like he belonged here, as if this world, this place, this life…that it was really his. He could live here, have a home again, one with people he loved and who loved him back. Sure, there was no doubt in his mind that he'd probably have to deal with some hard times, especially in the near future. He would have to create a past life for himself, one that would probably be different each time he told it. However, no matter what happened, even if he was one day discovered, even if he was forced to leave and go back to Desy, he didn't care. For thi

I smiled at her. " It still seems unbelievable to me, Jemmy considering how jovial, Happy and lively you have always been... " Stacy said. " Well, Dad advised me to stop worrying about my ailment and live my life to the fullest, ' Cuz we never know when it might slip out of our hands.... " " Indeed... Life is fragile. We might be alright now but the next moment we might be gone.." " That's why we should always live in the moment! We shouldn't dwell too much on the past and stop stressing over the future. Let the future worry about itself. " Essy added.

I know I'll keep on saying this, that moments come and moments go, only this time, my moment is right now and it's only the beginning of me living. The End.

I shook my head at his question. “But now, after five years, the future is so different from what you or anyone could have ever imagined,” I nodded. “Jane we can’t decide or know, what future holds for or what our future will be, but still we hope and build our future in our imagination, life is not permanent, people come people go and all we are left is with memories, Living the moment is what life is,” Each and every word of Brandon is correct. I can’t imagine my life without Jared, but now is not with me, and I can’t let the scars of the past or the fear of the future destroy my present and my present is with me now.

We went inside, and I didn't reach for my phone to check notifications, nor did I feel the need to look at my laptop to see if any new edits had come through. I sat by the fire, letting the warmth soak into my bones, and watched Silas prepare our meal. He moved with an ease that was a testament to how far we had come. We had stopped trying to rewrite our history and to predict our future. We were living in the now, and that, I realized, was the most radical thing we had ever done.

And it was enough. For now. For today. For this moment. It was enough. And that was all we needed. One day at a time. One choice at a time. One breath at a time. Living. Finally, really, truly living. Together. Always together. No matter what came next.