Staying Present While Planning the Future

This week has been about walking that fine line between being in the present and planning for the future. It’s not always easy to do.

Right now, I’m tying up the last of the loose ends and appointments I need before setting off on a big trip across Australia. It’s exciting to think about, and my mind naturally wants to race ahead to what’s coming next. But in that rush toward the future, it’s easy to forget what’s here now.

We often think happiness lives in the future — that once we’ve reached that trip, that dream, that milestone, then we’ll finally feel content. But the truth is, the future doesn’t really exist. The only place we ever actually live is here, in this moment.

And sometimes this moment isn’t what we want it to be. It might feel uncomfortable, or dull, or not where we’d rather be. But resisting it doesn’t change it — it only creates tension. The more we can accept it, the more we can find gratitude for something within it, the more peaceful we become.

The future may hold adventures we’ve dreamed of for years. But right now, this moment is our life.

So I ask you:
✨ What can you enjoy now?
✨ What are you grateful for in this very moment?

Because this — not the future — is where your life is happening.