Topic: Looking Ahead Instead Of Looking Around

There are two ways of looking at the future. We can look at the future as a time of unparalleled opportunity or we can look at the future as a time of unparalleled darkness. Two people can look at the future and see vastly different pictures. However, what we must all keep in mind is the fact our reality is now, not tomorrow. We must look ahead but we must also be able to live in the here and now. If all we think about is the future, either good or bad, we miss out on the present. If all we think about is what will happen in the future, either good or bad, we miss out on how we can build the present moment into a moment much greater than we could ever imagine for tomorrow. To be productive beyond reason, we cannot spend our time trying to do or not do things in the future because we can only do or not do things in the present. We can worry about the future but we make the future different only by acting in the present moment. We can play terrible head games by asking ourselves questions related to the future. We can ask.. What if disaster strikes? What if things turn grim? What if things do not work out? What if none of this stuff works? When we are caught up in asking ourselves these questions and never getting busy to find the answers, we can easily be consumed with a fear of our future. Productivity, achievement, success, and well-being are determined by what we do with our time right now, not yesterday and not tomorrow. We can, if we choose, extend our productivity, achievement, success, and well-being into the future, moment by moment, by living every second to maximize our productivity, achievement, success, and well-being.

These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
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