{"id":13246,"date":"2020-06-21T10:15:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T08:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13246"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:23:59","slug":"live-in-the-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/live-in-the-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Live in the Present"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>C1 &#8211; Advanced<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn\u2019t it our reality to rather live either in the past or in the future, especially when the situation is unpleasant? Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to live in the now? We know very little about the importance of living in the present as many of us would like to shift our thoughts to disregarding living in their present. Perhaps they have what we call a peculiar-sounding problem an inability to properly inhabit the stretch of time which is the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s learn more about living in the present by watching this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why It Is So Hard to Live in the Present\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MSE6ZIaEFHM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you prefer to dwell in the past, live in the present, or dream of the future?<\/li><li>How much do you dwell in the past? Are you a nostalgic person? Do you focus on past regrets or slights?<\/li><li>How do you cope with the uncertainty in your own life and in the world?\u00a0Are you a type of person who tries to \u201clive in the moment\u201d? Do you wish you could more easily?<\/li><li>Do you have ways to cope with a challenging present and uncertain future? Any recommendations you could give?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C1 &#8211; Advanced Isn\u2019t it our reality to rather live either in the past or in the future, especially when the situation is unpleasant? Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to live in the now? 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