What’s so great about living in the present moment, anyway?

Jeff Valdivia
7 min readJul 11, 2019
Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

Do not dwell on the past. Do not dream of the future. Concentrate the mind on the present moment.

~ Buddha

Are you tired of people suggesting you “live in the moment”, “be present”, or “stop to smell the roses”?

I mean, what’s wrong with examining the past or looking toward the future? Don’t you need to do these…

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Jeff Valdivia

Following my curiosity and hoping it will lead me to wisdom. I write about psychology, meditation, self-development, and spirituality.