"Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry — all forms of fear — are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past and not enough presence." Eckhart Tolle
Angela Lunde of the Mayo Clinic echoes what Eckhart Tolle says, "Alzheimer's caregivers can find the gift of living in the present by dwelling less on the past, worrying less about the future." And yet perhaps the reason we are told so often to live in the present is because it is hard to do. I find myself sometimes thinking: when in the past was my marriage relationship even remotely balanced, with him doing part of the care giving? I also find myself fearing the future: How am I going to continue to stand to do this? Neither of these ways of thinking is beneficial for me. I will intend again to stay just in the present, and not allow thoughts of regret, resentment, or fear cloud my day. How about you?
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