Presence - Deepak Chopra, Adam Plack

P stands for Presence

Today I will find my soul here and now

This affirmation is about the present moment

Make this your promise for today

Try to be as present as you can

And when you become aware that you have wandered from the present moment

Ask to be brought back

The mind easily slips out of the now

We fantasize about the future

We reminisce about the past

When we feel distressed

We anticipate the pain to come

Or remember the pain that went before

Each detour

Takes us out of the present moment

Yet the here and now

Is the only meeting place where you will find your soul

Today I will not dwell on the past or the future

I will realize I have no need of either the past or the future

When I step fully into the present

Today I will release all ghosts from my past

So I may vanquish all ills

I will no longer hold on to pain until it becomes anger

Today I will no longer hold on to pleasure before it becomes an addiction

I will not anticipate pain or pleasure in the future to releive my anxiety

The present is the home of my being

Past and future are only the dreams

Of whom I was

Or what I might become

Today I will release the past

And it’s burden of wounded dreams

Deepak Chopra