“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” (Mother Teresa)
It’s so easy to get depressed dwelling on things in the past, just as much as it is to become anxious when thinking about things in the future. This has become all too familiar territory for me, especially as of late. I’ve often found myself thinking about how life used to be so much better with my physical health and worrying about whether that’s ever going to improve in the future. But the only thing that has ever come out of doing this is missing out on what’s happening right now. This has led me to constantly struggle pulling myself back to the present, especially when I rarely seem to feel physically well in any given moment. Yet, even with that truth, I know it’s still far better to do my best to keep my thoughts in the present because I find that’s precisely when God manifests His love for me. Whether that comes through a warm embrace from a friend, a visitation from a creature in nature, the purring of my cat, kind words from a total stranger, or something else altogether, God truly does operate in today. But if my mind is more focused on the past or future when any of God’s love is coming my way, I’m going to miss out of feeling His presence. This is why I know I must continue to do my best to remain in today, for the last thing I want is to miss out on a visit from God in however He chooses to manifest.
I pray that I focus on the present, not matter how I’m feeling about it and that I am open to receiving all of the unique ways that my Higher Power comes to me with unconditional love and light.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson