The Present

About two years ago I read this easy to read book called "The Present". The book talked about the three phases of life, the past, the present and the future. It explained each area with easy examples. I liked this book very much, because in all its simplicity, it struck a chord deep in my soul.

This is some of my shared and own thoughts of the subject.

The Past

We all have a past. We all have memories. Some are great. Some not as good. The past has passed. We can remember it. We can think about it. We can learn from it. The past is not the present. The past is not the future.

Some of us can look back at the past and use our memories to overcome todays challenges. This we call experience.

Some of us tend to live in the past.
"Oh life was so great when we used to live here", "I always had money", "I was fit and healthy", "I ran five k's every day".

Over the years, I have noticed that quite a few of us live in the past. Let me tell you "The PAST has PASSED, MOVE ON". I know you did so great. You can talk about the past and tell me all your successes, your achievements, I know how great you were. But what about today !! What about tomorrow !!

The Present

Guess why "The present" is called the present. Well it really means "The gift of life", "the Now", not "the Yesterday". I think they should have called the present, "THE GIFT", why, because if you use this beautiful gift called life, the present will be ever so present.

Live in the Now, live in Today. Take small actions every day to make your present fruitful and fulfilling.

Today should be the best day of your life. Today you are here. Today you have the energy to move mountains. This is your present. This is your gift. Enjoy your gift. You have this gift every moment of your life.

When you open a gift how do you feel ? Excited, Curious, Happy. Life should be like this.

The Future

As we focus on the now. Take some time to focus on the future. Build your castle brick by brick. Like the turtle who moves slowly, you will get to the finish line, you will build your castle.

The future can be great. The future is the present tomorrow.

I was watching the cartoon animation Kung-fu Panda when at one stage, a quote was mentioned "Thats why the present is called the present (because it is a gift)". As soon as I heard that quote, it triggered me to rethink about what I had read. I had to share it with you.

The Past, The Present and The Future are all very important. Make the Present become worthy for a good past. Make the Present become worthy of a good future. Remind yourself, Life is what you make it, so make it happen.

This is my present to you
Keep Well
Claude Camilleri


Written by Claude Camilleri,
Master NLP Practitioner, Malta
founder of Successlodge
www.successlodge.com