It can be easy to be taken out of presence.

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To worry about what is going on in the world today.

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Seeing the big issues that the world is facing right now.

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And getting anxious about what will happen tomorrow.

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That is how the mind works to try to keep us safe.

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The paradox is that in the current moment, everything may be fine.

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Taking ourselves out of presence truly does not serve us.

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Focusing on things that are far beyond our day-to-day life may not really be of benefit to us.

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Not that we should ignore the future or what is happening all over the world.

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Far from it.

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It is about being grounded in the present moment where we live.

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For it is only in the present moment that we can exercise our power and our strength.

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Only by staying present can we make better choices and proper decisions that will affect our future and the world around us.

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By taking care of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, we can then show up with more mindfulness and awareness.

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When we get depressed by focusing on the state of the world, we lose our will to act.

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If we allow ourselves to be so concerned with the future that it paralyzes us in the present, we have lost our ability to do something about it.

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Staying grounded in the here and now is the only way to regain our ability to do something about it.

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To show up in a better way.

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And to be better prepared for any emergency or crisis that we may need to face tomorrow.

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We are here today, in this hour, this minute.

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What can we do from here?

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How can we cultivate our power to make better choices today that will give us a better future tomorrow?

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This is the power of presence.

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The here and now leads us to the future.

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Taking care of today will prepare us better for whatever may come tomorrow.

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We can consider what is going on elsewhere is the world and what we can do to help.

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Being grounded in the present moment keep us from being carried away by all the thoughts and fears that may surround the bigger picture.

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So what practices can you do to help keep you in the present moment?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour