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Fully in the present



For the first time in a long time, I am not bursting at the seams to tell you about something specific.

It doesn't feel like I'm stuck or uninspired; I'm also not sad or tired, though I may be distracted from my reality by the autistic heroine and handsome hero in my most recent K-drama binge. But it feels more like I am fully in the now; fully in my present, which contrasts greatly with my usual state of a conundrum of retro and introspection of some kind.

In other words, it's unusual for me not to have a lot on my mind that I need to figure out or solve or say.

Writing this piece is gradually taking me out of the aforementioned state and I am allowing it because I want to release this today and I also love that I get to chose consciously what I would love to think about at the moment rather than a thousand things just creeping in without my notice.

Staying or even enjoying the present is not a luxury a lot of people afford themselves, I am guilty myself; I am always thinking what will happen next week, I really messed up last month, by next week I must have finished this textbook bla bla bla. 

Note that I am not saying we should not pace ourselves, think about the future, or even learn from the past; this is not the point of this piece. This piece serves as a reminder to you that the present is just as important; soak it all in.

As valuable as foresight and hindsight are, consider the present as well! Perhaps this is where insight comes into play; a deep understanding of not looking forward or backwards but looking forward and backwards at the same time. 

This post has a lot of sight(s), lol. A special shoutout to my friend Adebisi for the prompt this night to create something beautiful.💓

Do me a favor, Practice being present this week, okay?

                                                                                                                    Ifedolapo

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  1. ebubeAugust 15, 2022 at 10:45 PM

    Beautiful!

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  2. EBUNMIDE ADENIRANAugust 15, 2022 at 11:43 PM

    Nothing short of wonderful! For someone who has been dealing with a tingling of anxiety, this is a pinch to bring back to the present. Thank you.

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  3. TomiwaAugust 16, 2022 at 6:52 AM

    🌟🙌

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  4. Just don't knowAugust 16, 2022 at 11:13 AM

    Well well well Dr Deee, this is a brilliant article an eye opener, a fast pace stopper and present enlightenment.

    Reading this just made me reassure myself what I have known to enjoy the present because it can also determine the future amongst all preparations towards it.
    Thank you darling Dee

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  5. Dr AbelAugust 24, 2022 at 12:35 PM

    This is a brilliant piece and an artful wake up call for us all to learn to savor the now while relishing in our yesterdays and tomorrows.
    I fully align with this piece of insight

    I fully agree with

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  6. AnonymousMarch 10, 2023 at 6:24 PM

    The past informs the present, and the future inspires it. This was a good read.

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