Over the ages, much has been said about the relationship between our state-of-mind and the present moment; living in the here and now. But what does bringing your attention into the moment have to do with managing your state-of-mind?

Your brain has the capacity to take you into the future and past, which can be a blessing and a curse. For example, projecting into the future gives you the power to plan and create.

However, it can also be a curse when you allow the chatter-in-your-head to take you there…and beat you up with ā€œwhat ifā€ questions you canā€™t answer. What if you lose your job? What if you canā€™t pay your bills? What if you fail the test? What if? What if?

When your chatter grows tired of asking these fear-based future questions, it will drag you into the past to point-out all the stupid mistakes you’ve made and opportunities you failed to take advantage of, which raise a question.

How do you manage theĀ chatter-in-your-head that wants to bounce-you-around…between the future and past? Physics teaches that two objects cannot occupy the same place at the same time. This also applies to your spiritual/psychological world. Two thoughts, for example, cannot occupy the same place at the same time.

The next time your chatter turns-up the stress, here’s a strategy that may help, which you can preview, right here, right now by clicking on…THE FUTURE IS WHERE FEAR RESIDES AND PAST IS WHERE REGRET IS ALIVE.Ā