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10. Because the past is gone and I can’t do anything about it
9. Because the future isn’t here yet and I don’t have grace for it
8. Because if I live well right now, I am preparing my future, and the one of the next generation
7. Because if I don’t, I waste my now and it will never ever come back
6. Because it is really, really fun
5. Because it is really, really important
4. Because time goes so fast
3. Because it is the only place where I am really alive
2. Because it is the only place where I can make a difference
1. Because God is here
What are your top reasons for living in the now? And what are you doing about them?
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What a great OneWord for this year Barbara! I’ll be interested to see where your “nowness” brings you! Have a blessed new year – now!
oh yes!
You are a woman of much wisdom…and you caught my attention with that reverse order format. Clever.
Hi Barbara
Reading your post, I thought about the fact that our God lives only in the eternal and when we live in Him, we are always in the Great ” I am” , and not the Great ” I was”, or “will be”. Does it make sense? Visiting from Barbie’s.
Hugs XX
Mia
Oh, I like that… I am going to think on that this week. Thank you Mia!
Wonderful post, I love it. So inspiring…
I could not agree more – living in the now is so important – it helps us to rid ourselves of the burdens of expectation and the aspirations of the future. We can just do, think and express ourselves now.
I’d love it if you’d link up to my Monday Mantras Inspirational Linkup
Sarah @ A Cat-Like Curiosity
Nice to meet you Sarah! I could not find where to link up on your page…
Hi new friend! Thanks so much for linking up with Moms Against Manic Mondays!!
I enjoyed your post. “Now” is a good word to meditate on. Mine this year is, “Joyful!” 
-Rebecca
From My Mountain View (dot) com
Oh, Joyful is wonderful too!
Oh yes, ANOTHER great word. This is a hard one (for me) but a definite game changer.
Hello, I liked your title a lot! That was a word the Lord spoke to my heart a couple of years ago. It was so freeing!! We only have the NOW.
Women our multi taskers and we can tend to miss the NOW.
Thanks for helping others to be aware of this so they wont loose out on precious moments.
Blessings, Roxy
You are so right, Roxy!
This is so so true!!! I love it! I have been dealing with living in the now with my baby girl, she grows so fast. And learning to give the stress to Him who cares for us!
Thanks for this!
Stopping by from Covered In Grace’s Moday link up!
What a great reminder! I spend so much time scheduling and planning… I forget there is the NOW to live!
you sound just like the me that God is changing!
Awesome word.
Love it. Very true.Thanks so much for sharing at Wednesday’s Adorned From Above Blog Hop.
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above
Bethany @ Whistle and Ivy
Perfect list… Love it.
Thanks for sharing it at Into the Word Wednesday.:)
Such a great word!
Thanks!
Thank you for posting this over at WholeHearted Home. I liked your reasons for NOW and especially that God is here.
What a wonderful post! Because. Thank you.
I hope you and yours have a blessed week.
I’m inspired. It seems like I need this message so often … no matter how hard I try, my mind does go to the future so often. Thank you for this lovely reminder.
I’m visiting today from the fabulous Miscellany Monday blog hop, and I’m starting my own as well. If you’d like, please feel free to stop by “this little light” and link up. I’d love to have you there!
Great post and great reminders!
Love your word choice for 2013! It does get awfully easy to keep thinking of the future and forget to just live now instead. Thanks for coming to link up to Top Ten Tuesday.
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Glad you linked this up at One Word today. I must have missed it the first go-round. And I need it. Staying an living in the *now* is something I always have to remind myself of. Even as I concentrate on my One Word: Jesus, this year, I continue to add the word *now* when I meditate on him. Jesus is in my NOW. Always now. Thanks, Barbara!
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