Living In The Now

Every morning when I wake up, I say out loud that I'm glad I woke up;
that I'm grateful to be alive;
that I'm grateful for another chance.
It pumps me up for the day ahead of me.

I feed the rabbits, let the dogs out, and sit there with them for a while, even if its cold out.
And I do my best to look at them and smile; to be happy; to not be frustrated with their barking and scrapping and running around.

I remember that they are my pets, my companions, they love me, they want to make me happy.
I don't rush them to 'go potty'. I just sit there with them, watch what they do, and try to remain calm.
And it pretty much works the majority of the time.

I try to look at everything this way. I try to look at things as they are happening Now.
I remind myself to not compare Now to the past. Because the past is gone.
All I have is Now.

And Now is pretty good. Its ok.
I have what I need. Not necesarrily all I want, but definately what I need.
So that's ok, I guess.

I fall short sometimes. I slip back into the past. But then I crawl back out into the light. Into the Now.
Its difficult, but I'm learning.
I'm learning.