Finding love in the "being"

How many times have you wished you were back in another place, relationship or time in your life? Reminiscing old photos thinking ‘ahhh that was so much fun I want to be back there’. I know I am sooo guilty of this. Especially reminiscing about somewhere I was in the past and missing that time in my life. But then I think more deeply about that time I realise actually when I was there I was thinking about the future. Being somewhere else again. Worrying about something meaningless that had literally no relevance in the grand scheme of things. And maybe that relationship, place, holiday was beautiful but I spent so much of my time wishing for the next thing that I didn’t get to enjoy it fully in every moment. The mind loves to run away on us from the moment we wake in the morning to the moment we sleep at night. Worrying about the future, reminiscing about the past, creating scenarios that haven’t even happened yet. So when I find myself in these places, I ask myself; “why am I wishing for this other experience or worrying about the future.” “What about today can I put my whole entity into in love & in presence.” One of the best ways I have found to reach this state is doing something I love. I’ve recently taken up learning the guitar and this gets me so in the present it’s a joke. & then for the rest of the day I feel a heightened sense of love & joy for where I am now. Because the present is the only thing we have control over. & enjoying each moment for me is where the honey of life really lays. “The most important aspect of love is not in the giving or receiving. It’s in the being. Being in love rather than giving or taking love is the only thing that provides stability. Being in love means seeing the beloved all around me” - Ram Dass