We are the generation that depends on branding to help convince people to purchase products they may not need but feel left out when they don't receive. Song hooks are no different. Without that certain point in a popular song there's no real reason why we should keep coming back for more. Mindfully I live in the present. It's been a well focused journey to put trust and faith in what we see as the now. They always tell us we can't take anything with us after passing. Living in the now is somewhat the same. The difficult part is learning how to handle the excess weight of others and their things. How can we grow forward if our heads and hearts are brimming with conversations spoken 10 minutes to 10 years ago. I'm seriously guilty of this walk. There are moments when the only thing I see and hear is an event that came into being in 1982. There's absolutely nothing I can do about the outcome. As humans we try, only to find our mindsets turning into dogs after they've gone to the bathroom. We scratch and scratch at the soil hoping to bury what rightfully is no longer part of us. Living in the now is my challenge because this blog and vocal message comes from my daily writing. Talk about trying to bring things forward! If being in the present isn't to include the past then why do I do it? To study growth. To build upon the now by knowing how yesterday's now became part of the brick formation and how it's to serve as a tool on this walk toward the horizons we chase. In April of 2016 I penned out a strong statement: A relationship with God can be felt but not seen. Not a question or a concern only that too many base their actuality on the appearance of God rather than their faith being strong. Therefore without sight the physical presentation can be distance. Without a doubt we now stand in the presence of now. You're now aware of where your next step will be planted.