Day-by-Day: Making the Most of the Present

We can enhance every day by making some small, painless alterations in our approach to the time given us.

When we concentrate on a job or chore, when we give ourselves fully to a task, we complete the work more easily and more efficiently than otherwise.AYA images/Shutterstock

Many of us turn off our televisions, close our computers or books, and wander off to bed at night dissatisfied, wondering why we accomplished so little that day. Having set ourselves goals that morning over coffee, here we are once again, worn thin and ready for sleep but discontented by what we have done and what we have left undone. As we drift off, we vow to embrace tomorrow, follow through on plans, and tackle projects great and small.

But that next day brings another repetition of frustration and a sense of failure.