All we have is now.

That's all we need.

(Extract from email newsletter Feb. 27th, 2025)

I mean I know it comes and goes but there is a lovely hint of spring in the air, isn't there? I took this photo in our local park the other day when the sun finally came out and the place lit up. There they were, these beautiful flowers, ready for their moment to shine. The bulbs that sat in the cold earth, formed their roots and created this magic when it looked like nothing was happening.

I've always struggled with the idea of living in the moment. I mean it's all very well but if I really do that with no thought to the future, there will be no dinner. Then lately a thought has been playing around in my head. It's this.

What we choose to do in any moment impacts the future.

That's a fact. It might be a tiny thing or something radical but every single thing we do or don't do changes the course of the future.

When this idea met with the idea of mindfulness and awareness of this moment, something started to come together. Yes, we should live fully in the moment because this is all we have. This is also all we need. This is where it happens. If we want to shape the future in a particular way, it's what we do right now that makes it happen.

It's a very calming thought. It takes away the worry. Let's say for example, I want to feel healthier, lighter, fitter, whatever. Don't worry about it. Drink a glass of water right now. Enjoy it. Make some healthy food right now. Enjoy it. Exercise right now. Enjoy it. Then don't even worry about the future. You're planting the seeds. The flower will grow.

Every single thing you do has an impact on the future, so choose wisely. It's not pressure. It's empowering! You are changing your future right now.

Caragh