{"id":1267,"date":"2014-04-01T11:03:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2014-04-01T10:34:54","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:34:54","slug":"what-about-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/what-about-now\/","title":{"rendered":"What About Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You’ve got plans, I’ve got plans. Most of these plans relate to the future. It’s a future that no one can be certain of. Watch out for those who say otherwise.<\/p>\n

What about now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can be certain about now. The now is 100% certain. Are you shocked by how little attention we pay to it? The now is often treated as a person we meet at a party, who might be the best connection we could make, but we’re preoccupied with the anticipated arrival of the beautiful one. Always looking past to get to something else.<\/p>\n

Do you find yourself looking past your now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I understand many will wait and let life come crashing in with some big disruption, before turning their heads. The irony is we’re warned every day to live now. Few heed this because of an arrogance marketing and innovation often produce. And by the way, it’s not the fault of marketing and innovation. The fault lies with us. We pervert and corrupt, in order to convince ourselves the lies are true. Even Eric Schmidt<\/a> declared<\/a> that robots will one day be omnipresent<\/a> in our lives. Into the future we go, be damn the warped logic. Humans doing what humans do.<\/p>\n

Is it time to pay attention to the now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I search out each day to find beauty and wonder. Yes, it is soft and it is an art. That’s one way I embrace my now. I also own it. If I’m going to be surprised by an impromptu appearance by death or some debilitating disease, I want to be found in my now. Mine equals ownership and all the responsibility that comes with it.<\/p>\n

Here are some things that are found in the now:<\/p>\n