Daily Gratitude: It’s so simple. But it’s not easy. Maybe your goal for next week or next month could be living right now. Every time you start to bemoan the past or worry about the future, pull yourself into the world around you right now. Look at all the things you’re passing over. Open your eyes. Pick something that’s going on right now and think about it in a positive way. If you can’t think of something positive about the thing you picked, pick something else in your current moment. Keep doing that until you can think positively about the right now. Before vol state one day I was walking and doing hills. I started to worry because my pace had not improved and neither had my lungs. I started to worry about whether I could do the race or not. Then I spotted a new (to me) flower and focused on it. When I was done taking pix of that flower I just looked up and shouted to myself that I was just so grateful I was able to be out there no matter what. And that I am able to try to do the race. That got me in the right now. It does no good to wonder if I can do the race or not since it’s in the future. Who knows that will happen. But I knew I was happy right then. Try it!