Learning to live here and now is not easy. It is this principle that underlies a happy life. Therefore, it is worthwhile to work on yourself in order to achieve mastery of the per minute perception of surrounding reality.
Instruction manual
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Watch your thoughts. It is they who distract you of the present moment. It is not necessary to fight against the flow of one’s own consciousness. It is enough to fix a thought, and it will already lose its power over your mind. Do not allow that state when one idea is interrupted by another, and as a result, the whole consciousness turns into a disordered ball of thoughts. Unraveling it and focusing on the present will then be very difficult. Learn to think slowly and consistently. Then this process will imperceptibly proceed in parallel, without interfering with your perception.
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Find the important in the small. Everything that you need for life, you already have. You need to learn to appreciate simple daily joys, such as, for example, delicious food, convenience and comfort, an interesting book or film, favorite music, talking with animals, walking in nature. Once you understand the charm of such pleasures, you will become closer to appreciating the present moment and noticing all its beauty.
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Give in full to the process that you are currently engaged in. Do not try to complete several things at once. Good focus on reading, watching a movie, cleaning, working or doing the dishes. At first glance, the simple actions that you perform every day do not require all your attention. But, on the other hand, it is immersion in the process that will bring you pleasure from this or that occupation.
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Realize that you live only in the present. There is no past. You cannot go back in yesterday and change it. It is impossible to correct any actions that have taken place in the past. So, it makes no sense to go deep into thoughts about the past for a long time. The future is also ephemeral. This does not mean that you do not need to think about what will happen tomorrow. Just some worries and worries about the coming day are in vain. The only thing that really matters and makes sense is today. Live knowing this. Take it every day as a gift and do not poison your existence with either concern for the future, or regrets about the past.
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Change your attitude to the problems. If you tend to worry for nothing, it will be difficult for you to learn how to live one day. It is important to let go of a situation that you cannot change, and stop tormenting yourself in vain. Instead, pay attention to the beauty of the world and focus on those interesting things that are in it.