Are You In The Now?

Live life to the fullest. Seize the day. You hear it all the time, but how do you do it? How do you keep yourself from always looking ahead and missing today? Mindfulness meditation may be what you need. Consider the following strategies for making more of the present moment: 1) Smile immediately after waking up. Set a tone of appreciation for the day. 2) Clean out your closet. Clutter and calm rarely coexist.  3) Acknowledge negative feelings, anxiety, and worry, then let them go and move forward. 4) Dream big, but do the hard work today that will get you to your goal. 5) Take one whole minute to appreciate the beauty around you.

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