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happy!” That kind of thinking is just an excuse for pushing hap- piness off to some vague time in the future. But when we do that, guess what? It may never get here. That is why we have to live in the now. Why not decide to be happy now? When you say the words “when/then” too many times—as in, “When I get that promotion, then I can finally relax and feel great about my life”—all you’re doing is putting your happiness on hold until tomorrow because you’re mentally living in a time other than right now. How many of us are waiting to be happy until that one certain thing happens? What if we threw away that mind-set and just made today our friend? What if today was an incredible day? What if we no longer lived in the past or the future but rather decided to be happy right this second? What if we started doing more of the things that make us happy and focused on more of the thoughts that bring us joy, today? Right this moment! You can decide to do this; it’s your choice. How many times do you get stuck thinking about what could go wrong in the future? How many times have you thought, “When I do this, then this might happen next month or next year”? Then what happens? You get on this slope of negative thinking and you just go snowballing down the hill of thinking what could possibly go wrong someday. You’re pre- dicting the future; and not only that, you’re predicting a neg- ative future! The truth is, you don’t know where the future is going and how things are ultimately going to end up. Of course living too far in the future with the wrong thoughts diminish- es your happiness today. Choose the present and choose it now! Realize that each day happens for a reason and that each moment must be seized with a present mind-set. As simple as this advice sounds, consider the implications: What if you appreciated being alive and healthy and all the opportunities you have at this very moment? When you can let the past melt away, you can stop focusing on a fictional future and learn to live in the moment—that’s where gratitude and happiness begin. As Eckhart Tolle wrote in
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