Be present. Why worry about yesterday, tomorrow, next week…or even 10 years from now? All that worry will do is stress you out and make you anxious about the future.

Let’s start with the past. There is nothing we can do to change the past. What has happened, has happened. End of story. Good times, remember them and cherish them. Bad times, pray about it and live. Everything happens for a reason and we need to believe in that. He has a plan for you. It might be a little fuzzy and unclear right now, but He planned it perfect for you.

Now let’s talk about the future. Yes, we can try to plan and fantasize about next week and even years from now. We can make plans for Christmas, Spring and Summer break. Plan our future weddings and families. But then what are we doing? We are only looking forward to those events; blocking out everything that happens in the meantime.

We spend our time thinking about the future. Planning for tomorrow. All this will do is stress you out more and take away from now. Thinking about tomorrow is only going to take time away from today. We miss out on so much from doing this. It’s a hard habit to break, I know. But if you start today, I promise you will begin to realize and appreciate even the small things.

So make a new promise to yourself. Try to live in the moment more. Pay attention to the smallest memories because these are usually the most precious ones. You will not believe how much you miss out on when you are living in the past or future. Focus on now. Cherish your friends and family. And be present.