Enjoy the future TODAY!

Most of us today are planning and setting goals. Goals for the future and imagining what emotion it will bring for us. "We will be complete once we have our second home on the beach." or "My family will be happy once we have the boat for the summer." or "Things will be better once I purchase my dream car." While goals are a great way to plan ahead, some of us stay stuck there. Stuck in the emotions that the FUTURE will bring.

While having goals and being prepared is a great tool to structure your life and plan for what you want, the problem is that we are not living for TODAY.

Take for example a long road trip. You have your plan in front of you, your road map. It guides you, it leads you, because you seek comfort in knowing you have the address to your destination in your hands. It's tangible so it gives you security in knowing you WILL get there! However some people get stuck on the map; their eyes glued to it as if they will lose control of the possibility of not reaching their destination if they let go. They get worried that they might miss a turn or even worse, get into an accident! The present moment is filled with anxiety and so they fail to enjoy the now. 

"Make each day your masterpiece." -John Wooden

The future is created in the present moment. Your happiness starts with what you are doing and living today! Because today is part of the puzzle that IS your future, let's put down the map for a moment and take a look outside the car. Enjoy the view of the journey, enjoy the music from the radio, and enjoy whats happening RIGHT NOW :) 

Make today be the day! It all happens today! Our future is today! Get unstuck with your happiness being created in the future, because your happiness starts TODAY.