I'm going to make two points in this blog, I hope. The first point is this. Have you heard this statement before? "This moment is not just the present moment, but also a present to you". What it means is that this very minute EMC E20-329 of your life is a gift to you in which you can do whatever it is you please. Of course I would hope that it is something good and positive. By living in the present, in this very moment, it not only shapes your future, it can provide you with a "no regrets" past. Isn't it amazing how much control we have over our lives and yet we complain about all sorts of things, and people and become a victim. Every moment you get to 'Choose'. You get to choose to be; happy or sad, good or bad, a giver or a taker, funny or grouchy, loving or hateful and any other way you choose to be. Yes, you get to choose to not be a victim and create a beautiful past and future. You see all exist at the same time. As I write in the present my writing is now in the past and being created in the future. And so our words, written or spoken affect so many, which can create something helpful for those in the future and as well to be proud of as we look back at them from the past. So live, really live in the present choosing wisely what you do and what you say. My next point is this as we live in the present. Are you listening, and understanding what I write and what EMC E20-517 you hear or are you really somewhere else? Could it be that you are you thinking about something from your past or thinking about what you need or want to do next, or later today, or next week, or next month, your future? Yes, most of us have a very difficult time staying in the moment, in the present. It's amazing that we actually hear or listen to anything that's being said. Do you know that listening is an acquired skill and that there are courses in listening? Right now, as you read this, you are contemplating so many other things and unless this subject really intrigues you, you may or may not finish reading it. And even if you do will you have digested the information and use it to your benefit in the future? I'll bet that you are trying to multi-task even as you read this. For sure there are distractions around you like the phone ringing, another person wanting your attention, the TV or music playing in the background and who knows what else. Well, is this true? If you read my blog on "Communication, the Foundation of any Great Relationship" you'd really understand the importance of listening. So why is it so important to pay attention? Because you just don't know when you will read or hear something that will provide you with just what you were looking for or change your life. And if you really want to get ethereal you will pay attention to everything that comes into your life because it came to you for a reason. Unfortunately, unless you listen and pay attention you'll never discover why this article came to you, why I was the person who wrote it, what the meaning of this message is for you, or what you need to learn from it. Sound cryptic? Not really, you see even when you are writing there is a message there for you C_ISR_60 as well, and in this case for me. Think about it, contemplate it, hear the message, and find the clue or answer for you. So tell me how do you handle the present? Are you present or not? And did this have any meaning for you?
