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To be able to enjoy life to its fullest is to realize the huge difference between living and simply existing. No matter what the specifics of your definition, I believe that the majority of people would agree that living life over just existing is a good thing.

For some people living in the moment means just slowing down and pacing through the day with more deliberation; noticing the unnoticed and appreciating the unappreciated. Others believe living in the moment automatically means looking for a little adventure, a little something extra to make that day more distinct compared to a normal run through the schedule day, trying something new.

Regardless of whichever one applies to you, I know it is much easier said than done because we always seem to get distracted by fears, worries, frustrations, and stress over the future and the past.

This seems to be mainly due to being bombarded by questions such as "When are you going to get a job?" "How are you going to pay for your bills?" or repetitively replaying scenes of the past in our head, regreting, Reflecting. Regretting again."If only I had done this...." "If only I had not done this...."

Relax, Relax, Relax

Unhappiness lives in the past and the future, there is no unhappiness in the present. What are you unhappy about?

By the time you're finished fretting over whats happened a long time ago or something that has not EVEN happened, you would have wasted all the time you could have spent LIVING and doing something.

Be aware though that this is not to say you shouldn't have goals. It is just to say you should live your present moment wisely and earnestly. Do things that make you happy. Follow your dreams. Don't wait. Life's too short. None of us are promised a tomorrow. So do what truly makes you happy. Now. Not later. NOT LIVING is what leads to unhappiness. Regret. Anger. Tears. Depression.

Stop worrying about what people might think of YOU. Those around you love you for YOU. Those that care don't matter and those that matter don't care. Be yourself. Just do what makes you happy. Don't limit yourself to only BE like someone else when you can be yourself. ALWAYS be yourself.

When you bring your awareness into the moment of now, all worries of the past and all imagined fears of the future gently fade away until all that's left is the vivid experience of the present. It is in this state that you actually start to see life. You'll see colors you never saw before. It is in this awareness where appreciation grows. Where you will START to LIVE.

Let's all start LIVING.. and not simply existing for other people. For parents. For friends. For OTHER'S expectations....

"To be nobody but yourself in a world that's doing its best to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting."

Just live in the moment. Be happy. They'll understand. <3.

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