try not to be in the now

an interesting blog on the present moment, the now, http://kentonwhitman.com/blog/2008/10/28/try-not-to-be-in-the-now/
the conclusion seems to be be --- practice mindful meditation... just observe with curiosity anything that happens which means what you think, what you feel, how you breath and so on..
fascinating ....

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