{"id":466,"date":"2024-12-21T22:20:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T22:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/?p=466"},"modified":"2024-12-26T22:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T22:37:13","slug":"travel-into-the-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/travel-into-the-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Into the Present"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">When we&#8217;re worrying about the future or ruminating on the past, attempting to &#8220;be&#8221; in the moment can seem daunting. What if, instead, we used the framework of travel to find that powerful place between yesterday and tomorrow? Where do we choose to live?\u00a0 The past, the present, or the future? I often ask myself this question, and I think it\u2019s good for all of us to reflect on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bridge-Travel-past.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bridge-Travel-past.jpg 800w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bridge-Travel-past-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bridge-Travel-past-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Why we must travel into the present<\/em>?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The great <a href=\"https:\/\/eckharttolle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eckhart Tolle<\/a> says we only really have the present moment. Yet, we can easily get caught up in \u201cpsychological\u201d time by reliving and re-litigating the past. Conversely, we constantly anticipate the future and live each day focused on what might or might not happen tomorrow.&nbsp; Thinking on this leads me to a couple of other questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How does dwelling on memories or getting stuck in the anticipation of tomorrow impact the moment we\u2019re in now?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do these habits do to the canvas we can paint in each precious moment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people think about \u201cstaying\u201d in the moment. I think, instead, it\u2019s more active. <strong>We must<\/strong> t<strong>ravel into the present.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ways to travel into the present<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\" id=\"attachment_39059\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kathleenallen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/89422-250x250.jpeg\" alt=\"travel into the future\" class=\"wp-image-39059\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author\u2019s daily jog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you\u2019re interested in joining me on this journey. If so, here are three tips that help me navigate the path to that meaningful \u201cnow\u201d between the past and the future:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Embrace What Is<\/strong>.\u00a0 Think about how we structure our day. Maybe we\u2019re working full-time, managing a business, getting a degree, or raising a family. All of these require a daily game plan.\u00a0 Over the years, I\u2019ve learned to create that plan during exercise (usually jogging) for 30 minutes each morning before I start my day. As I jog, my mind clears, and I move into the present.\u00a0 As my heart and lungs are getting their day started, so is my mind.\u00a0 Oddly enough, this simple activity has often prepared me for the inevitable unexpected events in this thing called life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accept What Is.\u00a0 <\/strong>As Eckhart Tolle has said, \u201cWhen you accept what is, every moment is your best moment.\u00a0 This is Enlightenment.\u201d This, too, has become my daily practice and meditation.\u00a0 It takes practice, but the good news is that we can practice it repeatedly.\u00a0 We breathe continually without thinking about it. Like the lungs, the brain is an organ, but instead of breathing, it constantly generates thousands of thoughts.\u00a0 We may continue to get caught up with each thought.\u00a0 However, we do get to choose which thoughts to act on.\u00a0 That is the key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gratitude and Giving.<\/strong> I learned recently that recovery programs encourage writing a <a href=\"https:\/\/kathleenallen.net\/insights\/gratitude-and-being-present\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gratitude list every day<\/a>. I started this practice recently and found it uplifting and easy, requiring just a few minutes. It\u2019s also another way to journey into the present moment. It inspired me to do ten good deeds every day. These are often simple things like saying hello to a fellow jogger\u00a0or thanking my Bikram yoga teacher for a great class.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite, however, is making others laugh.&nbsp; I have a boatload of clean dad jokes that I tell the local barista, cashier, or others I see every week.&nbsp; Seeing a smile on someone\u2019s face brings joy.&nbsp; I have been doing this for so long that when I go to my coffee shop, they tell me jokes or ask for the joke of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find your way of bringing joy, and the return will be tenfold.\u00a0 And here is YOUR dad joke of the day:<br><em>What\u2019s your favorite thing about Switzerland?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know, but the flag is a Big Plus!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Erskine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World Traveler, Poet, Actor, Taxi-Driver\u2026Blogger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we&#8217;re worrying about the future or ruminating on the past, attempting to &#8220;be&#8221; in the moment can seem daunting. 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