The Blues Of Being Mentally In The Future
A lot of anticipatory happiness and the resulting grief if the plans do not materialize is due to the fact that most of us are not in the present moment, but are mentally somewhere in the future, where we think we would be really happy.
Staying in the present moment, then becomes a necessary skill.
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