Times when we’re fully present are among life’s greatest moments. This episode shows how we can be present in all of life’s settings and situations by partnering heart and mind. We are happier, have richer relationships, and are more outwardly successful. It is the art of living well.

Motivational review:

• Look for moments in your life when you were fully present. Assess their value? 

Examine your encounters:

• Are you prepared to be present in them?
• Are you prepared to be open?
• Are you prepared to be welcoming?

Think about changes:

• Consider the encounter you could improve 
• What would you do differently?
• Notice: as you become clear about the changes you’d like to make, they will effortlessly occur.

Practice being in the moment:

• Quiet the mind
• Live in the senses 
• Listen
• Be the person you’d like to be with

Quotations

Forever is composed of nows.

— Emily Dickinson

Flow, the best moments in our lives, usually occurs when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

When the ideas are coming, I don’t stop until the ideas stop because that train doesn’t come along all the time.

— Dr. Dre