What is the Meaning of the Present Moment?

Being in the present moment, or the “here and now,” means that we are aware and mindful of what is happening at this very moment. We are not distracted by ruminations on the past or worries about the future, but centered in the here and now. All of our attention is focused on the present moment (Thum, 2008). ‘In the Present Moment’ As author Myrko Thum tells it, the present...

Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World

The following piece appears in an article published in FranticWorld. I think it might go some way into illustrating how mindfulness can help some of us finding peace in a Frantic World. Mindfulness is a very simple form of meditation that was little known in the West until recently. A typical meditation consists of focusing your full attention on your breath as it flows in and out of...