Topic: present and future
msharmony's photo
Sat 04/20/13 09:34 AM
As a songwriter, and a mother, I think there is an important place in our world view for both knowing how things ARE and understanding our part in how they will become

its a hard balance to reach, many dwell pretty strictly on how things are, and others ignore it to try to force how things should be


do you think you have the balance together between understanding and working within the reality of how things are, and also taking little steps to contribute to how things should be,,,?

or are you more focused on one than the other?

mightymoe's photo
Sat 04/20/13 09:56 AM

As a songwriter, and a mother, I think there is an important place in our world view for both knowing how things ARE and understanding our part in how they will become

its a hard balance to reach, many dwell pretty strictly on how things are, and others ignore it to try to force how things should be


do you think you have the balance together between understanding and working within the reality of how things are, and also taking little steps to contribute to how things should be,,,?

or are you more focused on one than the other?



hard question, since everyone has a different reality for both... i pretty much focus on things i can control to make things better as i see it. things i cannot control, i don't see much need to waste the thought on them... present is always set, defined by the decisions you already made, while the future is defined by the decisions you are going to make... so i believe the balance is always there...

msharmony's photo
Sat 04/20/13 10:06 AM


As a songwriter, and a mother, I think there is an important place in our world view for both knowing how things ARE and understanding our part in how they will become

its a hard balance to reach, many dwell pretty strictly on how things are, and others ignore it to try to force how things should be


do you think you have the balance together between understanding and working within the reality of how things are, and also taking little steps to contribute to how things should be,,,?

or are you more focused on one than the other?



hard question, since everyone has a different reality for both... i pretty much focus on things i can control to make things better as i see it. things i cannot control, i don't see much need to waste the thought on them... present is always set, defined by the decisions you already made, while the future is defined by the decisions you are going to make... so i believe the balance is always there...



I like the answer, reminds me of the serenity prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.


PrintsCharming's photo
Sat 04/20/13 10:16 AM
I guess in reality all men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of the masterpiece.

no photo
Sat 04/20/13 09:51 PM

As a songwriter, and a mother, I think there is an important place in our world view for both knowing how things ARE and understanding our part in how they will become

its a hard balance to reach, many dwell pretty strictly on how things are, and others ignore it to try to force how things should be


do you think you have the balance together between understanding and working within the reality of how things are, and also taking little steps to contribute to how things should be,,,?

or are you more focused on one than the other?



we can understand how things are without losing sight of how we would like them to be (how they "should" be is relative to what our individual "should" consists of)

I definitely have balance. I live almost entirely in the present moment and seek only to control what is mine to control - my decisions , my behaviors

I work toward any goals I have to make changes for the future only for things I can control...and only when I can do so with a more than reasonalbe chance for success as I am happy living in the moment and don't fret toward the future

don't dwell on the future. The present is all that matters. The future may or may not ever get here...in the future it is only what you have done in THIS present that will be acknowledged

and that is what the future is made from