Be Present!

If there was ever a New Year's resolution that I should make happen, it is this one. It is really what I am working on in 2015.

Why is it so hard to simply sit and be in the moment?

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It is my Universe, after all.

That is the question of my life.

My mind is always racing. Anyone who knows me knows that Traci and Zen do not come in the same thought. I know I should meditate but I spend my time wondering if I'm doing it right. Or how much time has passed. Or how to not have thoughts which is, of course, is a thought. (think Julia Roberts in "Eat. Pray. Love.")

But it's not just about meditation. It's with my kids. I want to suck up every moment with them but while I should be creating beautiful adventures with Legos and Barbies, my mind drifts to the dishes I haven't done or the Mt. Laundry blocking the back door. I know I won't get these moments back and yet I struggle terribly to not miss them.

It's also my life.

My past is done. I can't change it much less "fix" it. Yet I rerun scenes in my mind of my many failures. The future is not here yet I worry. I know worrying does nothing but my mind takes trips for which I haven't even bought a ticket. I want to live for today, every day.

I am hoping that a life of constant shift and change, e.g. a year on the road, will force me into the now. And maybe I'll find Zen out there on the road, or in the woods, or even at the best SoHo salon near me. who knows? I heard it had an affair with a motorcycle once...

How do you stay present?