The NOW of a Meaningful Life

Jan 262009

: Image by camelopardalis via Flickr

What is the NOW of a meaningful life?

It is the present that is important. It is the NOW that we have to live. Yet what is this NOW? What does the moment consist of?

We've all heard of the importance of setting aside our past regrets, of casting away the anxieties of the future and of focusing our thoughts in the present moment, and in the process, we were made to believe that neither the past nor the future matters. This is not true.

Man's present moment is made up of experiences and life lessons that made him the way he is. Without it, he is like an innocent child whose eyes reveal nothing, whose laughter does not resound with the deeper meaning in life which he has found.

Man's present is also made up of hopes for the future, of excitement for the things yet to come. Without it, he strives for nothing and has no direction in his current journey.

A meaningful life is that which is aligned. It certainly isn't a life trapped in past bitterness or in future fears. Neither is it alienated in a meaningless present whose memory had been erased or whose hopes have all faded away.

Seek then a meaningful life. A life whose memories, hopes and present joys are perfectly woven into a wonderful eternal NOW.

itakeoffthemask.com is not your usual personal development website that tells you what you already know, but an online life coaching site that unmasks what you're really going through and offers real empathy and empowering resources for your comfort and healing. You can check those who have been comforted and inspired by reading their testimonials

Hurt? Brokenhearted? Burdened?
FREE 7-Day E-mail Course:
Click Here!
You need not be alone.
"The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are strong at the broken places." - ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Posts Related to The NOW of a Meaningful Life

Christians living in the present moment
Christians had often been accused of living for tomorrow, of neglecting the joys and pleasures of today for imagined bliss and wealth of tomorrow's heaven. ...
Forgetfulness and staying awake
In this life we're living in, it's so easy to forget and so difficult to keep watch and to stay awake So many things distract ...
If Life is the Most Important Possession
If life is the most important possession, how come many people give up so early in their lives? How can people of robust health at ...
On The Present – Inspirational Quote
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future. - Albert Einstein
Single Mom Prayer
My God, I have such a wonderful child, a most precious gift I do not deserve. My heart melts into joy each time he looks ...

Letters to Joyce

Karlyn Mendler { I am new on this Blog and I just wanted to say "Hi" to everyone! } – Feb 09, 8:27 PM
Agnes { Dear Joyce, Hi! I have been an avid reader of your blog about a year an a half ago when I too have been experiencing heartbreak and burden in my life. Your words have really been a pat on my shoulder and a hug rolled in one. I am now in a year long relationship and life has been treating me well. It is not a perfect relationship, we do have our shares of ups and downs but we come out of each as a better individual and we grow and learn together through those past mistakes. I just... } – Feb 05, 3:53 PM
Allan { hi joyce. my partner told me that he needs time for him to think things over. i know that its the end of our relationship. i have been in pain for the past 3 months until a week a ago when he told me through text message about this. he didnt even care to talk to me face to face.why am i in so much pain? i cant escape from the pain joyce. help me } – Feb 02, 9:45 AM
faith { Hi joyce, i feel that im at the lowest point of my life...late last year i found out that my bf ( for 6 months) is still going steady with her prior gf. i was crushed after learning that he fooled me for 6 months that we are together. but since i love him so much, i forgave him with his promise that he will end things with her and come back to me clean slate. but he did not come back at all. he said he was empty after breaking up with her (doubt if they really did break... } – Jan 29, 2:20 PM
Tanya { Dear Joyce, I don't have a husband who physically abuses me but i have one who does so verbally and emotionally. He doesn't care whether we be in public places like malls, offices etc he just feels he needs to, in his own terms, "vent out his spleen". He had called me many things and often times says that i am stupid. He said i needed to reform, and that the only way was "his way". for the past year i have been doing all he asks of me, i am not allowed to talk to my friends, neither am... } – Jan 24, 9:16 AM