Living In The Present Book Novels & Stories

Nick and as she caught up to him, she held his hand and smiled up at him. "We don't heal the past by dwelling there, we heal it by living fully in the present. And that's what I intend to do. This is my present and I want to live fully in it. Whatsoever happened in my past, belongs right there—in my past and my past alone. So, would you help me live my present to the fullest, Cage?" Nick stared long and hard at her before breaking into a very radiant smile. "Let's go window shopping, Jolie!"

Is he gone again? I sighed. I get up to get ready for school and the first thing I do is to keep my bed in good condition. Last night, I remember as I fell asleep, he stayed. Guess I need to make myself always ready to accept that God always disappears and comes back whenever he likes to. But what if he is not coming back? I feel an ache in my chest, as if I was suffocated by its bitterness. Come now. Wake up. I said to myself, patting my cheeks. You are both in a different world. And you are just a puny human. Forget about that. Try to change the view and feel someone who is more human.

“ Yeah. ” “ Let's just go with the flow. At least for now. ” “ Yup. We've gotta live in the moment by avoiding dwelling on the past and overly thinking about the unseen future. ” “ Right! ” ..... A/N : How was the chapter, guys?

the girl replied " Try to see the past as a room separate from the room you live in now. You can enter this room, but you no longer live in it. You can go visit it; But it is no longer your home at all. Your home is that present moment. Every second of the present is important , don't waste this precious time by spending too much time in the old room. Do not miss what is happening now; Because you were preoccupied with looking back, or at a later time, with what is happening now and questioning yourself why you wasted this time. live here; Live now, live in this moment" Yao Tai's reply " Live here, live now, live in this moment " "I didn't know there were intellectuals here, do you like Rich

“What gives you the right to judge me? “Sure, you chose me from the orphanage. “But why did you pick me?! “You took it upon yourself to make me Lynettee’s substitute without my knowledge! “What right did you have to do that?!” Henry roared, “You’ve lived a life of luxury for years. What right do you have to criticize me now?!” “It wasn’t my choice!” I shouted back, “I’d rather be homeless and starving!” My voice trembled with fury. “Henry! I only have one life to live! “You look at me and see your one true love. “But I’m a real person too! “I’ll only live once! I’m a living, breathing human being!

It stuttered. "Loosen yourself up. Because life has so much to offer. Tomorrow isn't promise. One can fall ill, or Godforbid, die anytime. So why not live life to the fullest, now that you have the chance to?" She let out a yawn, then carried on. "You can do all these, when you stop giving access to your past, to hunt you. We are in the present, whatever made you this cold and frigid, is in the past. And should be kept in the past." She took a slow, careful breath. Looking like she wanted to loose conciousness. With my heart rising in my chest and slamming down my ribcage, my breath caught up in my throat, as I studied her. This girl, this woman.

"Right now you're safe. Right now you're here. Right now you're real. That's all that matters. Just now." Right now. Simple words. Impossible practice. But necessary. Essential. Only way. I started small. Morning coffee. Actually tasting it. Actually experiencing warmth. Actually being present for simple pleasure. Not thinking about Primal Court. Not planning. Not strategizing. Just drinking coffee. Just being here. Harder than it sounds. Mind wanted to wander. Wanted to worry. Wanted to fix everything. But I kept pulling back. Kept choosing. Kept being present. Dr. Chen said that was progress. Real progress. "Presence is practice," she said. During session. "Not destination. You don't arriv

not to dread something so straightforward as what we're about to undertake. However, it's not really that easy, is it? I separate my hands and rub my hands on my jeans. I just want to get those previous and current thoughts out of my head. My only hope of doing so is if I can quit dwelling. I just want to live in the now. "So, have you been here that long? The voluntary work? I ask. Turning, Brenda nods. I recline in the chair.

Grandpa Holston choked as he patted Daniel’s hand affectionately “You are still breathing….and that’s all that matters. You have the rest of your life, live it well.” “Don’t stay stuck in the past…” Grandpa Holston’s voice seemed to have aged considerably in the last 4 weeks “The past has left our grasp, trying to hold on to it, is as foolish as trying to hold air.” “The present is all we have…” Grandpa sighed “Although the future is also beyond our grasp, the present will get us closer to the future… live your today, preparing for your tomorrow rather than chasing the past that is no longer yours.” “Grandpa, I….” Daniel opened his mouth to argue but was silenced by Grandpa Holston’s next wo

But existence was present. Slowly, people started returning. Started manifesting in the present. Started choosing now over then. The man who'd spoken to us reformed. Solid this time. Stable. "I remember now," he said. "Remember what it feels like to exist. To be present. To be real." "What changed?" I asked. "You showed me that my past was beautiful because it ended. Because it led to now. Because it wasn't everything—it was foundation. Beginning. Not destination." Others appeared. More and more. Choosing present over memory. Choosing messy reality over perfect preservation. Choosing to exist over to remember.