As you learn to embrace the space right before you, you are still free to dream of what could be.
You can be present to this moment and you can also dream ahead. Being present does not mean that you must figure out how to optimize the present moment in every possible way. Instead, like gardens that need to be tended to, this present moment can be thought of as a space in which you learn to cultivate what you can, when you can, and how you can. In a garden, it is only natural to go back and forth between planning, reflecting, and being present to the task right before you. It is only natural to long for the rain or seek to hide from the heat of sun, adjusting whatever you need to adjust, based on the conditions. Today, allow yourself to do the same. Take the pressure off yourself. There is no need to strain yourself trying to be in the present moment in the most perfect, streamlined way possible before you can view this very moment as a space you are moving through, how you can, one moment at a time. It is possible to be a dreamer and also one who tends the dirt that will nourish for those very dreams at the same time. There is room to be present while also pondering what’s to come. – Morgan Harper Nichols
