Live in the moment! Right now, in this moment, where you sit, whatever you are doing, all is fine. Not that there aren’t concerns and issues in your life but in this very moment you are fine. You may have wants and possibly even an unfulfilled need or two but, unless your survival is at stake and it’s likely not, you are okay.
Right brain living is about increasing the amount of time you live in the now. We all have regrets of the past and worries about the future but in the moment, nearly each and every moment of our lives, we are fine.
You might say something like this: “Easy for you to say you’re not living my life. My husband lost his job six months ago and I have a twenty year old son who just got arrested for possession of pot. I have worries every minute of every day. Worries of how we will make it financially. And I have regrets as to how we raised our son and whether he is headed for a life of misery.” And it is true that we have regrets and worries but notice that they are past and future oriented. In the moment, almost every moment, we are just fine.
There is peace in living in this moment, the now. Actually the moment, even in the midst of heartache and anxiety, is very quiet, very still, very tranquil.
It is the right brain that is focused in the now. The left-brain is time oriented and even time obsessed. The right brain is process oriented and, if allowed to be now focused, enjoys the journey. So in our quest to incorporate right brain living in to our left-brain scheduled, orderly, deadline focused lives try reminding yourself that at this very moment, even in the busyness of life, all is fine. This act of entertaining right brain focus while going about your life will bring perspective and with perspective will come peace. Peace be with you.