I want to learn how to live in the present and get better at devoting time to small daily things.

Meditation is a popular choice. Personally I’ve tried this and often fall out of habit. What’s helped along with meditation is remembering when I first got diagnosed with cancer. Remembering that I will eventually die, without knowledge on when, where or how is a solid kick to the balls to realize that this moment or present experience is a blessing.

Just read about an 18 year old girl, with dreams and ambitions, died in a bath tub, electrocuted, because she dropped her phone in it while charging... Her experience is over, she probably wasn’t thinking it would end there, her family - who may or may not have been criticizing her past bad choices or worried a lot about her future weren’t expecting that.

Life’s short, and you could get dropped anytime, anywhere. It’s hard to always stay in the present but I do my best not to miss out on most of it especially if I can help loved ones in the process.

/r/IWantToLearn Thread