Masturbation

I am starting to reevaluate my stance on the moment or I as I often refer to it as the "now".  I have said that we should pay more attention to what is going on right now and worry about the next moment when it gets here.  To live and to operate only in the present circumstance and to never allow our attention to waver to thoughts beyond that. This way of thinking is great for the short burst; it’s a sprinters mentality where each moment requires you to exist only in that space, for the next moment will be here before you know it. But as we have all heard before life is not a sprint it is a marathon and we should all be mindful of our "Pace".  

The funny thing about moments is that they don’t last very long... they fly by whether we take the time to embrace them or not.  What difference does it make if that moment was great or absolutely horrible... it was only a moment and the next one is already here?  I think I put too much stock in making moments things of pleasure and delight, I see now that this is just energy wasted for a feeling that will be fleeting.  Instead time should be spent on making and executing plans for long term satisfaction; a great summer is better than a fun weekend, money saved is more important than dollars tricked, working toward a hall of fame career and not player of the week.   

I’m sure there is a balance between making every moment count and living in the now.  Maybe that’s what living in the now really means, to make every moment count toward achieving your greater goal, to be in constant pursuit of reaching your perfection... 

Going forward I will focus more on plans for the future and not the messy pleasures of the "now".