If we are looking forward to a particular day when we will achieve our goal(s) and finally be happy, we are focused on the future.
A better way is to set goals and work towards improving our lives, but also focus on today, on the now, the present moment, and try to live life.
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We get preoccupied with things that make us busy in the present and often forget about our future selves. Here are some ways we can help remind ourselves:
An intention shifts your focus to the present moment and shifts our feelings, and understanding of the present moment. Intentions, therefore, alter our state of being.
Goals, on the other hand, are specifically geared towards something that needs to be accomplished...
This helps us manage our motivation, as it focuses our energy and motivation.
The downside is that we are focused on the goal in front of us and are now shortsighted or blinded with regards to other future goals which may be important.
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