Present moment

 Daily Reflection – Living in the Present

Every day I wake with the discipline to return to the present moment. Before the sun rises, I move my body slowly through yoga and push-ups until sweat releases the tension. After that, there is nowhere else to go but into the moment. If I let my mind wander into the past or the future, it leads only to worry and fear.

I live reality every single day. No house, no income, no distractions—only the breath, the body, and the discipline. My spine teaches me how to move, and gravity teaches me how to walk slowly, like a meditation. From early morning until night, I live on my feet, reading, chanting, writing, and moving with intention.

This is my wealth: to be present, to relax my whole body into each moment, to trust that food will come, that strength will come, that peace will come. The power is here, in the now, and that is where I choose to live.

—Ade Olude | Yoruba Yogi