The Gift Of Present

One thing that is associated with the advent of any new year is making New Year resolutions. We resolve to quit some obstinate habit or to start a new one in current year. We resolve to try our hands at something that we couldn't accomplish last year. But most of the resolutions are forgotten as the year passes by & we get busy with the same old routine. Have you ever paused & pondered why most of the resolutions fail to bring positive results? And if this be the case, why do we make resolutions?

The basic problem with the New Year resolutions is that these are made for future; not for now. They have their base in some moment in future; not in the present moment. And the fact is that 'now' is the only moment that we have. Rest all is a mirage. Resolutions only reinforce our notion of living in the future & life is not in future; it is now. So, the most important resolution that you can take is to live in 'now'.

Another mistake that we make is that we carry our luggage of past into future & what we miss most in this journey is our present. As a result, we live either in past or in future & living in past or future is like killing our present. Yesterday is something that we can do nothing about today;and tomorrow is not something that can be lived today. Today is the day that I have full control on; today is the day that can be altered. Regretting our past mistakes will only instigate us commit some more mistakes & spoil our future.

 The only resolution that one should make is to ask daily,"How am I going to live today so that my tomorrow is better than today?" When you live in present you see the changes taking place immediately & that gives you more strength to move into your future with confidence. Remember, anyone can do anything for one day & if he can do it for a day, he can do it again.

If you still want to travel back to your past, go there only to live some extraordinary moments when you did something remarkable; recalling any past moment should give you strength not rob you of it. Similarly, if you want to think about future, imagine something that you want to achieve. Don't think of future as something that scares you or stops you from achieving your objective. The best gift that you can give yourself this new year is the gift of present.