Kevin Hammer wonder why anyone is worrying about the future when we aren’t present in the moment.

I’ve realized I had been complaining that I don’t have time to do all the things I care about, while simultaneously wasting my time with all kinds of things, be it staring numbly at my phone, trying to play a corporate game I don’t care about, or generally just being a pain in the ass for my loved ones.

In the grand scheme of the universe, a human life is incredibly short. But from a human’s point of view, 80 years is a long time.

But none of this matters if we are unable to be fully present for these 80 years, if we spend all this limited time worrying about things outside of our locus of control.

Most of us want similar things: to have good social and romantic relationships; work on things that fulfill us; care about our bodies and our minds; learn new things; and have fun while doing them.

In essence, what we all want is to matter, to feel safe, to be seen, and to be free.

Being present takes work. You need to remind yourself not to be dead to the moment. But the more you do this, the more effortless it becomes.

And the more effortless it becomes, the less life happens to you and the more you happen to life. And then you are alive to the moment.

And that’s what we are all here for.