Living In The Now.

6th January 2011

I hope you all had great Christmas and New Year breaks, and are feeling refreshed and recharged, ready to take on the challenges which 2011 will bring.

Personally I had a lovely time with the family doing all the things I most enjoy. Good food, good drink, good company and a general feeling of well being which emanates from the contentment of enjoying these simple, yet vitally important, aspects of life.

I had a very interesting conversation with one of my friends, talking about New Year Resolutions, and goals in general. He told me that someone he spent New Year’s Eve with had said that he simply wanted to be happier in 2011, which naturally provoked the question, what did he mean by that? Apparently he was a vastly successful businessman, with a string of highly impressive achievements behind him, but he felt that he never really appreciated what was going on around him, and all the good things he had in life.

Essentially we agreed that what he really wanted, was to be living in the now, and instead of always wishing for something better somewhere in the future, he should be enjoying what is happening right now. I remember my mother always used to say “the journey was part of the holiday”, and we always used to laugh at her as children, saying how silly she was. Whether she knew she was giving great advice for life, or genuinely was talking just about our holiday, I am not sure, but just think of all those things you may have already missed, and could still miss, if you constantly think of the better times ahead.

So for the time being, enjoy sitting by a crackling fire, reading a book, drinking some wine, or listening to music, whatever it is that you like to do. Obviously setting goals and planning ahead are still very important, but make sure you live life to the full on the way.

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