For every thought about the future

Think something exciting about the now

 

Future must be dealt with

else you die

 

And future is a glorious creation

And creativity is delightful

AND creativity happens now

Future is an excuse to LIVE

(and you can only live now)

 

But of course you can only live now

Future is the perfect escape

Pretend you’ll live one day — so that you don’t have to live today

 

Literally temper every thought about the “exciting future”,

with the thought about the EXCITING TODAY

 

Exciting, of course, is not merely entertaining, or pleasurable or relaxing.

All that is merely a side-effect

of the proper inner fire, vital fire

 

It should be as exciting as the future

It should be THE VERY BEST

It should be held to the same standards to which your dreams are held

 

….there could be no other standard

Your dreams are all based on something you already experienced, something you already saw, something you already know to be real

Most of that isn’t magically wiped off the face of the earth,

Nor separated by hundreds of miles and years upon years,

Usually you’re the one SEPARATING yourself

Because it’s easier to live tomorrow, than today

And pipe dreams can never disappoint, if you never actually realise them

 

INDEED you know this to be true

Your best moments ever were not necessarily the conclusion of some intricate masterplan

It usually was just something that happened to you

And you found profound attention and appreciation within yourself

You certainly cared… but didn’t care too much

You certainly acted…. but it wasn’t something you forced

It was not something you overthought, to the point that it ceased being natural and real and became this crushing weight of hopes and expectations

How can that be real, if it’s entirely in your mind — and not lived and breathed moment-by-moment?

 

Keep your plans — isn’t that amusing!

For every plan — make sure to make today VERY, VERY special

Make sure to think of something REALLY exciting to do TODAY

Make sure you give it UTMOST ATTENTION, reverence

 

It can literally be a minute of quiet

It quite likely should be a minute of quiet

That’s how you remember that you’re here

This is how you calm your mind, which is where “future” lives

And this is how you remember to get excited about today

 

Indeed

for every thought about the future,

consider that there IS no future

today