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I have this \u201cother podcast\u201d, that I call Intervals\u2026and unlike the portmanteau title of Phedippidations\u2026the title \u201cIntervals\u201d is a bit of a double entendre.\xa0 Whereas\xa0 Phedippidations usually has a theme to each episode\u2026Intervals is themeless.\xa0 I \u201cmake it up as I go along\u201d, and it has been a sort of \u201cstream of consciousness\u201d podcast that I put out there\u2026because, why not?\n\xa0\nToday we\u2019ll go back to the year of our (Time) Lord 2010.\xa0 It was a good year; as years go.\xa0 Since then, so much has changed in my life\u2026as it has with yours. \xa0\n\xa0\nBack then I was still running road races and marathons, back then my weight was below 190 and my injuries were minor. \xa0\n\xa0\nNow, I\u2019m not telling you this as someone who laments the good old days\u2026or to garner sympathy for the darks times we\u2019ve experienced since\u2026I\u2019m simply putting this out there to remind you that the period of four years both seems like a long time ago, and yet it\u2019s demonstrably not. \xa0\n\xa0\nSo what should we learn from this?\xa0 I think it\u2019s best that we live in the present.\xa0 Assume that tomorrow will be a better day, but don\u2019t dwell on it\u2026don\u2019t focus on what\u2019s to come because: that\u2019s for later; be here: now.\n\xa0\nI am notoriously bad at living for the moment\u2026the very exercise of producing this episode has forced me to relive my past\u2026and that took me away from where I was as I listened to over 40 hours of podcasts, taking notes on bits to include here.\xa0 What a colossal waste of time\u2026I only hope that I didn\u2019t waste yours\u2026and maybe, just maybe, my effort here will have forced us both to consider living in the present.\n\xa0\nThe Buddah said \u201cDo not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.\u201d\xa0\n\xa0\nWe can only truly experience the universe and our own lives, right now\u2026in the present.\xa0 The past and future are nothing more than concepts\u2026our brains retain the memories of what happened and create thoughts about what will be\u2026but it\u2019s the present that matters.\xa0 Right now, where ever you are, listening to my voice\u2026which, interestingly was recorded in your past\u2026this present moment is the thing we should concentrate on. \xa0\n\xa0\nThe problem with dwelling on the past and future is that you can easily get stuck there\u2026and that\u2019s not good because if you\u2019re there and not here, you\u2019re missing out on having a profound experience every day\u2026you\u2019re missing out on what\u2019s happening all around you\u2026you\u2019re missing out on life.\n\xa0\nThe person who recorded these Intervals is gone forever\u2026in his place, right now\u2026is this new guy\u2026facing not the future or lamenting the past: but trying as best he can\u2026(and not going all that great of a job of it, may I point out) of living his life in the present.\n\xa0\nIt\u2019s not easy\u2026it seems like it should be, but it\u2019s not.\xa0 You want to experience something more profound than the \u201cIce Bucket Challenge\u201d?\xa0 I challenge you to sit quietly, somewhere\u2026anywhere, and concentrate on just being there.\n\xa0\nIt takes practice, and it\u2019s very, very hard to do\u2026but if you can run a road race: a 5K, 10K or marathon, you already have an indomitable spirit to try anything.\xa0\n\xa0\nI feel like I should make it clear, again, that I am not very good at living in the present.\xa0 I don\u2019t believe in ghosts\u2026but I\u2019ve certainly been haunted by the events of the past four years. It\u2019s time for all of us to move on\u2026to where we are now. \xa0\n\xa0\nThe Buddhist monk \u201cThich Nhat Hanh\u201d once wrote that:\n\xa0\n\u201cFear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.\xa0\nIf we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay.\xa0\nRight now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously.\xa0\nOur eyes can still see the beautiful sky.\xa0\nOur ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.\u201d\n\xa0\nI wish I had lived more in the moment, through my past\u2026but that doesn\u2019t mean I can\u2019t do so in my future\u2026and maybe the best way for me to do that is to not worry about it. \xa0\n\xa0\nJust be.\n\xa0\nLinks:\n\xa0\nDirect link to old episodes of Intervals: \n\xa0\nMelodious advice by Neil on Twitter @neilbearse\xa0\n\xa0\nBoth opening and closing themes songs were by Jim Fidler at .\n\xa0\nThe song - \u201cPart of Me\u201d was another track off the new album \u201cA Raven Has My Heart\u201d by Black Lab at .\n\xa0\nFitBit at .\n\xa0\nIntervals between episodes can be found at \n\xa0\nIn Vino Veritas with at \n\xa0\nONLY IF YOU LIKE IT: (But really, PLEASE, only if you can afford it!) 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