live in the present

Let’s continue exploring the present moment. There’s much to extract here. On the one hand, we’ll never have this moment again. It’s sort of sobering thinking about it this way. This very moment is magical all by itself…and when it’s gone, it’s gone forever. So, with this in mind let us cherish each new moment and savor it. What can we learn from it? What can we create in it? What can we do in this very moment? 

One of the things we can do is imagine ourselves in the current situation in a better place. I’m not suggesting that we live in the future. I’m suggesting that right here and now, we can imagine things differently. Imagination allows your brain to create new responses to old problems, paradigms, and situations. A study done at The University of Colorado concluded that Imagination could reduce fear and anxiety related disorders by helping people simply overcome them…with their imaginings.

"This research confirms that imagination is a neurological reality that can impact our brains and bodies in ways that matter for our wellbeing."

 -Tor Wager, director of the Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at CU Boulder and co-senior author of the paper, published in the journal Neuron.