Emotionally, All We Have is this Moment

Emotionally, All We Have is this Moment


We are spiritual beings, and we will live forever spiritually

Emotionally though

We only have this moment


The past is past and is gone

No one has yet invented a time machine

For us to travel back in time

To undo what was done

Or to do what was left undone


The future is in God's hands

Only God knows the end from the beginning

He is Sovereign and is in control


We do not have the power to control our future

Nor do we have the power to change our past


We only have this moment

We only have some semblance of control 

over this present moment


Every moment passes

The good moments don't last forever

Neither do the bad moments

Every moment comes to an end


The actual control we have over this moment is

How we view it

What choice we make to cope with it


When we fight against anxiety in this moment

It triggers the onset and further severity of the anxiety


It is more effective to embrace this anxious moment

It takes away the sting and the strength 

of this anxious moment 


When we embrace the moment

and remind ourself that this moment will pass

Even though this moment might last a while

Sometime too long a while, we feel


But this moment will pass

As all moments in the past have passed and ended

So will this moment


We embrace this present moment instead of fighting it


Anxiety dissipates

Fear lessens


The moment passes



A key to a better future

is to embrace this present moment


The more we stay in the present 

and live in the moment


We are making more hopeful memories

Enabling us to build a stronger future




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