Day 065
May 30, 2021•148 words
#100Days
Looking ahead
Got myself anxious again about the future, worrying about plans and deeds, building a life on specific ways in order to achieve specific outcomes, and so on...
I understand that most of it is not in my hands.
I can control my choices, thoughts, actions... But I cannot control any of its outcomes.
More important than that, by trying to control the outcomes, or by planning specific steps (along with its expected outcomes), I am denying, or rejecting, the present moment.
When plans for the future are used as an escape valve, we are missing the point of living our lives.
I believe that we can achieve a lot more, and feel a lot more content with ourselves and our lives if we focus on the present moment and dedicate efforts to live it, here and now, as aware and conscious as we can.