Current Joys

“We’re so busy watching out for what’s ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.”


A storm is brewing on the horizon.


I can sense the pain of change, the discomfort of leaving, the fear of things never being the same again.


I know this storm will hit at some point, but what’s the sense in worrying about it right now?


I have to enjoy the blue skies while I have them.


Everyone is worried about what will happen. Everyone is stressing about the next time. They worry about the next time they have to do anything painful. So much to a point that the bridge that is between the present and the future event is completely destroyed with anxiety of the future. The time between is completely wasted with dread and worry.


As I have said many times before:


TIME IS THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET.


You worry about running out of time. You worry about not having enough time. You worry about wasting time.


But what if you just enjoyed the time you had?


If you quit worrying about “the next time”, or “how much time”, or “how little time” and start focusing on having the best time, you might finally avoid all the worries you have had about losing time.


Some things I used to say all the time:


“I wish I had more time.”

“I wish this could last forever.”

“I wish I didn’t have to leave.”


Wish all you want, it won’t do anything.


If you keep wishing for the current moment to be longer, the joy of that moment will completely escape you.


When you wish something could last longer, your brain begins to focus on the negative of not having that moment forever rather than appreciating the joy found in that moment.


I have forced myself to keep those phrases off my mind when I am in a moment. I know deep down that it is the last time I will ever do that thing so I try to enjoy it to its fullest potential. 


SOAK IN THE MOMENT WHILE YOU ARE IN IT, AND IT WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU.


My fondest memories are formed when I lose track of time and just take in the moment. They are formed when I have no sense of what is going on and I am in a complete flow state within my mind. 


The older you get, the more you lose that childlike naïveté that makes you forget where you are.


It’s really sad.


Sometimes knowing too much is the worst thing possible.


Knowing too much often prevents us from feeling the current joys.


I wish I didn’t know too much. 

I wish I was a kid again, playing outside for hours without knowing what time it was, what day it was, where I was. I sometimes wish I knew nothing.


But I can’t keep wishing.


It won’t ever be the same again.


So instead, I must just enjoy the current joys for what they are.


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I really enjoy music. I feel like it is the only way to truly replicate a feeling of the past.


One song that I think goes perfectly with the theme of today’s blog:


Kids by Current Joys.


It just so happens that the name of the band inspired this post.


If you choose to listen, enjoy.


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Thank you for reading!


My goal is to inspire self-improvement in others through my personal stories and experiences.


This is The Exploration.


 

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