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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by savvypup
I think projecting how you think things may turn out in the future is a common and expected thing to do. Although you can't predict, I like to prepare myself for the 'wot ifs' in life even if they don't happen.
Plus we learn from past behaviour or events so to keep these lessons that are good examples close would only be natural.
Sure, we can attempt to live the present with no obstructions or outside influence, but would we not go around in circles reliving the past then? Otherwise, wouldn't you have done the past differently too? I'm off the track now aren't I. See! - circles.
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Living in the present does not mean not learning from history. It means being present when you are supposed to be, examples: class, work, etc. thinking about the task, situation at hand, immediately in front of you instead of thinking what you are going to say in response, what you are going to do later tonight, the weekend, next month.
Living in the present also means taking the time to do such things as looking introspectively and retrospectively during the times to do so, such as when doing a post mortem on a project, looking back at a situation that went awry, where you took the wrong turn in the directions, etc.
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Plus we learn from past behaviour or events so to keep these lessons that are good examples close would only be natural.
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animals don't keep lessons clase at hand. animals are the de facto standard of what should be natural. A horse will never act like a cat, nor will a cat act like a dog. Their natural state of being is just being, that's the idea of being present. Just being.
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