What happens when athlete is reaching to the finish? She simply feels the moment like it lasts forever. Everything else disappears except her and the surface shes running and the finish point. If you pay attention; mostly the ones who dont even pay attention to other racers at the moment win. Thats the secret of living in the present and that is the secret of all success, disciplining the life and lives a happier, prosperous life.

All religions have rituals and prayers repeating themselves. More than their meanings, they serve a purpose which is more divine. They help people to still their minds. Those prayers bring people to reality and that is this moment. The more we are away from the present; the more we will get lost in the past memories maybe some painful. Or we will find ourselves making unrealistic, big plans which will bring frustration if out of reach; which will also cause diseases such as cancer or heart problems.

People tend to believe that environment is the first to blame. On the contrary, their own thoughts, cruising or even stuck in the past or obsessed with their future; gives more harm to themselves than anything else.

Babies and children know how to live in the present naturally. They didnt learn it, no one taught them how to meditate, and they just know how to live in the present moment most of the time, until something very traumatic in their lives happens. A trauma will change this natural ability to live in the present. The child feels insecure with the surroundings. Thats when the real innocence is lost. Losing innocence is happening when the present moment slips away and leaves itself to painful memories to escape from. These people have a hard time living in the present, and enjoying life. Because they were not aware of the fact that; while they have been trying to escape from the painful memories, they were missing the present, too. If they remembered the time that they were connected to their souls and while they were savoring every moment, they would also realize that the memory of the negative things can not hurt anymore because they simply dont happen in the present moment anymore. In other words; as real as they were, they became past.

I saw this kind of knowing in the eyes of a couple at the hospital. She came to give birth the night before. It was her first delivery. Complications happened and 3 experienced midwife, and two doctors couldnt help the stillborn child. When I saw them talking to the doctor, something struck me. Their doctor was explaining them what happened and they still have a big chance of having another baby. I thought they would react differently. Being devastated, crying, blaming the health professionals on duty or blaming them. None of these happened. They simply listened, and looked in the eye of my college with total understanding and knowing. I knew at that moment; that they were living in the present knowing that nothing would change what happened, but the doctors compassion and having the courage to talk to them made them calm. I can not forget the look in their eyes. It was so clear like saying; Things happen, and they just happen. They dont have to have a reason or explanation, they just happen. And that couple knew that life was so beautiful to enjoy, so they had a positive attitude towards something so devastating like losing the first child. In my eyes, that couple had wisdom and awareness at some level. They knew that to react in a negative way would harm not only the health professionals on duty who did their best to help; also themselves.