How can we enjoy the now and live in the moment, when we are worried about the future and thinking about the past? I’m sure Carrie Bradshaw asked a similar question in a Sex and the City episode, but I’m not going to re-rent the series to see how she answered it.
Often we expend more energy living in the future…what we need to be doing vs. what we are doing, where we have to go next and not being where we are and enjoying who we’re with right now. Just look at the number of people who pull out their BlackBerries/cell phones during meetings…to take care of other stuff instead of the business they are in the room to transact.
In my world, the ebb and flow of my eclectic lifestyle is often what draws me out of being present in the present.
Last week, I had 6 days in a row of acting work!!! Mon-Thurs: rehearsals and performances with a serious improv ensemble that does employee training/development. Fri: recording session for a voiceover role. Sat: rehearsal with the improv team I’ll be performing with.
Very exciting and productive.
But in the back of my mind lurked thoughts like, “What about next week? Not a single audition or booking scheduled. And look at what’s happening to the stock market and the price of gas! What about your weekly new page goal…you haven’t written a word!” The arrival of several rejections didn’t help matters any.
This week, I’m going to make an effort to be 100% where I am and find some contentment in what I am doing and am accomplishing vs. what I need to do. To do my best to not worry about things I can’t control.
What about you?
