To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined1 by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are -- always.
Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic2 art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things -- all at once. We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments, so much so that we end up anxious, frustrated3, depressed4, and hopeless.
On the flip5 side, we also postpone6 our gratification, our stated priorities, and our happiness, often convincing ourselves that 'someday' will be better than today. Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics7 that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that "someday" never actually arrives.
John Lennon once said, 'Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans. 'When we're busy making 'other plans', our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss out on life. <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiFoRm.html>蘇州中考語文培訓(xùn)</a>
Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal8 for some later date. It isn't. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future -- we won' t have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever.
To combat fear, the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, 'I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on the here and now. Your efforts will pay great dividends9.
1 determined
adj.堅定的；有決心的 <a hReF=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州吳中作文輔導(dǎo)班</a>
參考例句：
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已決定畢業(yè)后去西藏。 He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他決定查看一下辦公室后面的房間。
2 neurotic
adj.神經(jīng)病的，神經(jīng)過敏的；n.神經(jīng)過敏者，神經(jīng)病患者
參考例句：
Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss. 沒有什么比神經(jīng)過敏的老板更惱人的了。 There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.也會對大腦產(chǎn)生不良影響，如焦慮和神經(jīng)質(zhì)的行為。
3 frustrated
adj.挫敗的，失意的，泄氣的v.使不成功( frustrate的過去式和過去分詞 )；挫敗；使受挫折；令人沮喪 <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州作文培訓(xùn)</a>
參考例句：
It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 這個工作很容易令人懊惱。 The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 惡劣的天氣破壞了我們出行的愿望。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4 depressed
adj.沮喪的，抑郁的，不景氣的，蕭條的
參考例句：
When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮喪時就感到完全脫離了現(xiàn)實。 His mother was depressed by the sad news.這個壞消息使他的母親意志消沉。
5 flip
vt.快速翻動；輕拋；輕拍；n.輕拋；adj.輕浮的
參考例句：
I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻閱了一下那本書，看來似乎很有趣。 Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱們來拋硬幣決定誰付錢。
6 postpone
v.延期，推遲
參考例句：
I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未獲悉詳情之前我得從緩作出決定。 She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她決定當天晚上把談話擱一擱。
7 dynamics
n.力學(xué)，動力學(xué)，動力，原動力；動態(tài)
參考例句：
In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得勝利，你必須掌握很復(fù)雜的動力學(xué)知識。 Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.動力學(xué)是一門不做大量習(xí)題就不能掌握的學(xué)科。
8 rehearsal
n.排練，排演；練習(xí)
參考例句：
I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想給你放一下彩排的錄像。 You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排練可以讓技巧更加純熟。
9 dividends
紅利( dividend的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 股息； 被除數(shù)； （足球彩票的）彩金
參考例句：
Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 沒有什么比寬宏大量更能得到厚報。 Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他們作出的使公司電腦化的決定現(xiàn)在正產(chǎn)生出效益。
《Live in the present moment》添加時間：2024-12-14；更新時間：2025-03-09
