From the course: Happiness Tips

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Live in the present

Live in the present

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Live in the present

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- I was told once that all happiness is in the present, there are only negative emotions in the past and in the future, and there are only positive emotions in the present. No negative emotions in the present? Well, I don't know, isn't fear, for example, a negative emotion that's in the present? Or is fear maybe a future-based emotion, thinking about what might happen next? And certainly regret and guilt are in the past and worry is in the future. What about anger? That seems like a present emotion. But then maybe anger is about the past. If you could let go of the past, even just the last few minutes, you could leave whatever made you angry behind. Hmm, maybe the happiness is in the present guy was right. If we could live in the present, focus only on the present, we could live in a happy world, free from negative emotions like regret and worry. But what about there are only negative emotions in the past and in the future? Let's just go back to that a minute. Can't there be good…

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