Dear Esther,

Being present means being proactive and aware of what can be done for the situation at hand and the ones that will come.

It means having a vision and clarity on what is in our control and what isn’t.

For example, you are enjoying sitting at home reading a book but there a million things to be done in the coming hours, to be done the day after and so on.

During that half an hour, just read your book. Don’t think about your plans. If you get an idea, write it down. If something really urgent comes up, deal with it. Being present is about responding to the need of the situation.

It doesn’t mean you do one thing and then think 50 things about what needs to be done next month or year while obsessing about details you actually can’t control.

So essentially –

1) Focus on the moment at hand
2) Be responsive though
3) Differentiate between brain storming and useless rumination

Hope this helps a bit. Am still struggling to do this properly though.

Regards
Nina