To be present, to fully experience the here and now - not reliving the past - not living an imaginary future - is the simplest of things, yet sometimes it seems unattainable. Perhaps that is a clue to the difficulty - the idea that being present is something you can do, achieve, attain.
It isn't. The present moment is a gift - a present of a different sort - the present of the present. You don't achieve a gift, you simply receive it. Graciously.
In fact, your experience in the present IS the gift, the present. Be open to receive it. Devote to it your full attention, and then let it go, because another moment, another gift, is already before you.
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