Don’t allow the past and future to rob you of the present

If you are struggling to enjoy the calmer times with your teen or adult child with mental illness or addiction and really connect with them, it could be because you are not truly present with them.

What I mean is, instead of enjoying the moment, you are thinking thoughts unrelated to your current experience. 

This could be because you are worried about the future – when you cling to worrisome future scenarios outside your current reality, you don’t experience what is happening in the moment. Your thoughts and energy feed a scenario that might not even occur.  You may think it’s self protection, but it is not helpful.

Or it could be because you are reliving the past. You may be keeping yourself stuck, replaying past experiences. 

Your head lives in the past and the future, but your heart lives in the present.  

Check in with yourself and bring awareness to where you are living.  Be present and experience the moment unfolding in front of you. 

Sending love and light,

Debbie