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A Practice to Help You Snap Back into the Present Moment

It came to me on my bike ride a few days ago.

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David Gerken
Dec 11, 2025
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Being in the moment. Living in the moment. Being present. Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Heck yes it is. Why? Because the present moment is the only place where life actually occurs.

The past doesn’t exist. It never has. The future doesn’t exist and never has.

The only thing that exists is now.

The world’s main problem

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