How To Enjoy Your Life: Live In Your “Now”!
One evening, a man was walking in a dark jungle.
Suddenly, he saw what seemed like a tiger running towards him. Horrified, the man ran away as fast as he could.
But alas, he didn’t know, he was running towards the edge of a high cliff. Below him was a thousand meter drop—and sure death.
He was able to stop and turn around. In the darkness, he saw the tiger moving towards him.
Instantly, he made a decision. He said to himself, “I’d rather die by falling than by a hungry tiger!”
So he closed his eyes and jumped off the cliff.
But instead of falling a thousand meters, he landed just a few meters down on a hanging vine! It was actually a root of an old tree that was jutting out of the cliff.
He was saved!
But suddenly, from out of nowhere, he saw a big rat crawl out of a little hole. It ran to the base of the vine he was holding—and it began to eat through it! At anytime, the vine will snap.
He was a dead man for sure.
From the corner of his eye, he saw something red. It was a strawberry. A little strawberry plant was growing in the side of the cliff.
What should he do?
He plucked the red fruit.
Placed it in his mouth.
Closed his eyes.
Chewed it.
Licked his lips.
Mmmm…
It was the most delicious meal he ever had in his life!
God Gives Strawberries Every Moment
I can hear you now.
“Bo, what happened to the guy? How did the story end?”
That’s the point. There is no end.
We don’t know what happened to the man.
But this we know: He enjoyed his strawberry.
You and I are like that man.
We hang onto life by a vine.
Actually, our life hangs by a thread.
At any moment, that thread can snap.
You can die anytime. (My 31-year old cousin died this way. A vein burst in his brain and boom, he was gone. Last night, he slept strong. The next morning, he was dead.)
The rat eating the thread you hang on is time.
Every single day that passes is one day closer to your death.
Every single step you take is one step closer to your tomb.
Our lives are short. Very short.
I love what Fulton Oursler said: We crucify ourselves between two thieves: Regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow.
Friend, protect yourself from these two thieves.
How?
Surrender your regrets and fears to God.
Live in your “Now”.
There are three kinds of people.
First are people who focus on tomorrow—waiting and waiting and waiting. (More on this later.)
Second are people who focus on yesterday—on how bad or how good it was. Some people are fixated to the past, they pine for the “good ol’ days.” They don’t see the blessings of today.
Be the third kind of person who lives in their “Now”.
Enjoy God’s Blessings Now
Right this moment, you’re swimming in an ocean of blessings!
Miracles surround you.
Supernatural provision.
Divine appointments.
God-coincidences.
God’s presence.
God’s peace.
God’s joy.
God’s love!
They’re everywhere.
But here’s the problem: Sometimes, you can’t even see the blessings. So we end missing them. (What a waste.) And we even end up complaining, “God doesn’t love me.”
Why are we blind to our blessings?
Because we’re not awake.
We’re not mindful.
We’re not aware.
We’re not grateful.
Because we don’t live in the “Now”.
My big message for you: If you want to be happy, you must live in your “Now”.
Live in the present moment.
Be awake.
Be aware.
Be mindful.
Be conscious.
Embrace what’s happening now.
Enjoy your blessings now.
Embrace God’s love today!
You Can’t Live On Yesterday’s Manna
One day, Jack and Poy met on the road.
Jack noticed that Poy looked very sad, almost weepy.
He asked him, “What’s wrong, Poy?”
Poy cried, “Three weeks ago, my aunt died and left me an inheritance of P100,000.”
Jack was surprised. “Well, that isn’t too bad.”
Poy shook his head. “That’s not the end of the story. Two weeks ago, my uncle died and left me an inheritance of P500,000.”
“My gosh, I’d like that,” Jack said.
Poy wailed and said, “That’s not all. Last week, my grandfather died and left me an inheritance of P2 Million.”
Jack was blown away. He said, “That’s fantastic! Why are you so sad?”
Poy cried and said, “Because this week, nothing! No one died!”
What’s the problem of Poy? He got fixated with his past blessings. But you can’t live on yesterday’s manna. God gives different blessings each day. Learn to appreciate what God is giving you today that may be different from what He gave yesterday.
But there’s a third group of people who live in their “Now”.
These people enjoy each moment that God gives to them.
These people enjoy the strawberries of God.
Strawberries are found only in your “Now”.
In your present moment.
Make a choice today to enjoy the strawberries of life!
Question:
Are You A Human Being
Or Human Doing?
Do you want to be happy?
One key to happiness is mastering the Art of Being.
We’re supposed to be Human Beings. But we’re so busy, we’ve become Human Doings.
We’re not present in the here and now.
So let me give you now the golden rule of living in the present moment: Wherever you are, be there.
Even during the difficult moments of your life.
Do you get annoyed when…
o …you get stuck in traffic?
o …you wait in the doctor’s clinic for a long time?
o …you’re rushing and then receive a phone call?
o …you stand in a long line in the grocery?
o …your kid asks you for something while you’re resting?
o …your friend drops by when you’re busy?
Instead of being annoyed, I suggest you receive these interruptions as a gift from Heaven.
I also call these the “Gift of Pause”.
I repeat: Wherever you are, be there.
This may sound strange, but I’ve come to enjoy traffic.
Why?
When I’m in traffic, I’m forced to do nothing.
So I focus on God.
I reflect on my blessings.
I become deeply grateful.
Every time I’m stuck in traffic, I’m given a wonderful opportunity to practice the art of being.
To live in the present moment.
I can hear you now.
“Bo, you’re nuts.”
Then the next story may change your mind.
Where You Are Now Is Exactly
Where God Wants You To Be
One day, survivors from the 9/11 tragedy had a small gathering. On that day, they shared the reasons why they were still alive. They were alive because of small, insignificant interruptions.
One man was late for work because his son started kindergarten that morning.
For another guy, it was his turn to bring donuts for the staff.
Another guy put on a new pair of shoes that morning. But along the way to work, he developed a blister. So he stopped by a drugstore to buy a band-aid.
And that’s why he was still alive.
Interruptions are not so bad after all.
Friend, next time you’re annoyed because you’re stuck in traffic. Or you have to answer a phone call. Or you have to repair your car. Or any other little thing that may annoy you…
Thank God for that Gift of Peace, the Gift of Pause.
Remember: Where you are now is exactly where God wants you to be.
Enjoy Life Wherever You Are
One day, I was in the airport for a 12noon flight for Cebu.
And then I heard the dreaded announcement come. “There will be a delay for our flight to Cebu. Projected time of departure is at 7pm.”
You should have heard the uproar.
People went wild.
Everyone rushed to the counter.
I pitied the airline staff. They faced an angry mob that was ready to lynch them.
Hey, I totally understand them. Some of them had meetings, appointments, etc.
One guy in that mob broke the Guiness of World Records for the number of curse words a human can say in one minute.
The other guy beside him was multi-lingual. He cursed in 7 different languages. English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Waray,…
I waited on my seat until everyone was gone.
I stood up and approached the hapless, frazzled young woman behind the desk.
“I’m happy the flight is delayed,” I smiled.
The girl couldn’t quite understand me. “Excuse me?” she asked.
I smiled again, “I said I’m happy the flight is delayed. I’m sure there’s a good reason for it. And thank you very much for doing a good job despite what happened.”
She smiled back, “Thank you, sir.” I thought she wanted to hug me.
I went back to my seat and I felt like a little boy on Christmas Eve. Because I had this giant gift in front of me: 7 hours of doing nothing. I felt so happy.
I prayed. I read. I wrote. I talked to the people beside me. I walked for my exercise. I ate. I had a mini-vacation right there in the airport!
Sure, I had a talk in Cebu—and I might come late.
But I told myself, I am where I am because God wants me to be here.
My talk in Cebu was supposed to be 7pm.
I arrived at 9pm. I was two hours late.
But when I arrived, the church was still full. People didn’t leave. While I wasn’t there, our local leaders preached to them. And I gave my talk. So people told me, “We didn’t have a prayer meeting. We had a recollection!”
They were blessed.
I was blessed.
Slow Down!
Get rid of hurry from your life.
John Ortberg said, “Hurry isn’t just a disordered schedule but a disordered heart.” I agree. Because of this, he says that our society is rich in things but extremely poor in time.
We don’t have time for family, for people, for relationships.
We don’t have time for ourselves—to reflect, to pray, to breathe, to rest, to enjoy God’s blessings now.
The solution? Learn to slow down.
Here are tips (some from me and some from John Ortberg) on how to remove hurry from our lives.
1. Deliberately drive in the slow lane on the expressway.
If you do this, you’ll arrive home perhaps ten minutes later. But you’ll be less angry, less stressed, and less tired. Here’s what you can do: Pray for all the cars that go ahead of you. Sing a song to God. Imagine God seated beside you.
2. Deliberately park at the farthest spot available in the parking lot.
Result? You won’t have to fight over the nearest parking spots; You won’t have to circle around for hours; and you’re giving your body exercise by the extra walk.
3. Deliberately choose the longest line in the grocery.
We usually look for the shortest. Do the opposite. Look for the longest line. You can be sure no one will fight you over it. Enjoy. Pray. Smile. Bless the people around you.
4. Deliberately chew your food slowly.
As my friend says, “Food is God’s love made edible.” So enjoy your food. Relish it. Savor the taste. It’ll help your digestion. More importantly, it’ll calm you. You’ll appreciate your food more. You’ll be more grateful to God for your food.
5. Deliberately put people before things.
“Waste” time with your loved ones. Laugh, play, and do nothing together. Learn the “art of being” as a group. Last week, I brought all the top leaders of Light of Jesus to the beach for three days. We played charades together. We looked pretty insane. It was wonderful. People ask me why Light of Jesus has remained strong after 30 years. One reason: We play a lot. We have 4 vacations a year!
6. Deliberately take time to enjoy God’s Presence alone.
Each day, spend ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes hanging out with God. Just simply be with Him. Just rest in Him. You can sit before the Blessed Sacrament. Or go under a tree or take a walk. God says, “Be still and know that I am God.”
7. Deliberately stop watching TV.
People watch an average of 4 hours of TV everyday. That means when you reach 65 years old, you would have spent 9 years of your life watching TV. You wake up one day and ask yourself, “Where did my life go?” Remember that failure is not an act but a habit. Instead of watching TV, read a book instead. Or hold an entertainment night as a family. Or sing together. Or take up a hobby. Or play a musical instrument. Or volunteer and serve God in a ministry.
8. Deliberately take lots of vacations.
People work non-stop all their life, retire at age 65, and take a long vacation. Usually, they drop dead after a few years. Because they lose their purpose. I’ll teach you a better way, and I’ve been practicing this for some years now: Take lots of mini-vacations now and never retire! I take about 10 small vacations a year, usually with family and friends. And I can’t retire because I’m not working. Both my ministry and business is just so much fun.
Don’t Ever “Wait” Again!
A lot of people just wait.
When we’re 8, we wait to be 13.
When we’re 13, we wait to be 18.
When we’re in school, we wait to get a job.
When we’re single, we wait to get married.
When we’ve got babies, we wait for them to grow up quick.
When we’ve got teens, we wait for them to mature.
When we’re working, we wait for our retirement.
But if you really live in your “Now”, you’ll never wait again in your life. We enjoy where we are.
When someone is late and says to you, “So sorry to keep you waiting,” you should say, “I wasn’t waiting. I was enjoying life. I was breathing in God’s love. I was living and happy and blessed.”
Of course, if you say that, people will think you’re kookoo or had shabu for breakfast.
But that is essentially what living in your “Now” is. You don’t really wait. Because waiting means you’re attention is focused on your future.
Not you. You’re attention is focused on your “Now”.
And you’re grateful for that “Now”.
Example?
If you’re single, don’t “wait” for a husband. Enjoy your singleness now. Embrace your freedom. Breathe in the blessings of God. Embrace His peace. Love His presence.
If you’re still childless, don’t “wait” for a baby. Enjoy your marriage now. Embrace your life today. Be blissful where you are.
If you’re still financially hard-up, don’t “wait” for prosperity. Be grateful for the prosperity you have now. And because gratitude attracts what you’re grateful for, this will attract more prosperity.
Enjoy Your Imperfect Now
After my talk, a woman came up to me and said, “Bo, my husband passed away 3 months ago.”
“I’m so sorry to hear that,” I said.
“Can I ask a favor? Can you give this message to all the wives out there?”
She closed her eyes as tears rolled down her cheeks.
I didn’t speak. I let her cry.
She went on. “My husband wasn’t perfect. But I’ll give anything to hold his hand again. I’ll give anything to sit beside him now. I’ll give anything to hear him laugh. I’ll give anything to serve him again. But I can’t. It’s impossible. So please Bo. Tell the wives to enjoy their imperfect husbands while they can. Because it won’t be forever.”
“I will tell them,” I said. I prayed for and gave her a hug.
To this day, I tell her story in my talks often.
Enjoy your imperfect “Now”—your spouse, your kids, your parents, your in-laws, your friends.
Rest In God
I love it when the Bible says, “But Jesus would go away to lonely places where he prayed.” (Luke 5:16).
I love it because if it’s good for Jesus, it must be good for me too. In fact, Jesus also invited his friends to do exactly the same thing. “There were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his disciples didn’t even have time to eat. So he said to them, “Let us go off by ourselves to some place where we will be alone and you can rest for a while.” (Mark 6:31)
I have two last things to say to you.
First of all, you will never be alone.
Jesus says, “Let’s go off by ourselves…where we will be alone.” That means He’ll bring you there. He’ll meet you there. He’ll accompany you in your trials. He’ll never let you go.
Second, I believe that “alone” place doesn’t have to be a geographical place. That “alone” place is actually within you.
In the middle of noisy traffic, you can go to your heart.
Be quiet.
Be alone.
Be open.
And breathe in God’s love.
Enjoy your “Now”.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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I love your blogs. This is certainly one of my favorites. I admire you Bo for changing people’s lives by sharing God’s word. You truly are a blessing to the world.
Bro. Bo is really great! that every blog he makes helps every individual grow more as a person and as a child of Jesus. thanks to my school and religion teacher in highschool that they’ve come to introduced to us the kerygma magazine that i’ve come to know about Bo Sanchez.. kumbaga nasubaybayan natin ang “Bo” noon at ngayon. until now that im a 21 yr. old college student, i’m proud to say that i know Bo Sanchez..he’s the best preacher ever, in the Philippine history.
hehe
primum regnum dei.
ad majorem dei gloriam!
Hi Bro Bo,
Thank you again for another inspiring article. I’ll be enjoying now and the gift of peace..
Love this line…
We crucify ourselves between two thieves: Regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow. - Fulton Oursler
Thank you.
Hello Tito Bo,
thanks again for a very inspiring article. I really felt that God is talking to me through reading this article. He’s telling me to slow down coz I’m always in a hurry: in eating, doing chores and in most of the things that i do that i already forgot to enjoy the things around me..
i am slowing down from now on and i’ll do my best to enjoy my “now”….no more tomorrow or yesterday, just now.
God bless you and our family Tito Bo. Keep inspiring others.
another wonderful message, I love this! Because I always focus on my future and regret what I’ve done in the past. Saktong sakto mga words para saken. For me, these words are my treasures.. I can’t live without it.
Thank you Mr. Bo!
God Bless us all..:)
Brother Bo,
Love it!
thanks for your inspiring word…
God bless us all.
thank you Bro Bo for this very inspiring article (as always). it is very timely as i find myself worrying about what lies ahead and pains from the past. i have recently realized that i have not been a very here and now kind person and though its a challenge, i am learning to be one. thank you very much and God bless!
Bro Bo,
Thank you for your inspiring articles. As I read each one of them, I know that God is speaking to me through you. I will enjoy my “Now” and breathe in the goodness of God despite the circumstances.
God bless you always. Please continue what you are doing. God be with you always.
Anne
A good way to start my week Bro. Bo. More power to you!
Wow! You never cease to inspire me.
God bless us all.
thanks for a great article to read and reflect on..life is too short to regret and fear life…
Hi brother Bo,
Napakaganda po and very inspiring din..tama ka everyone must enjoy their lives and learn to live in their “Now”.
God bless you and all of us.
Hi Bro. Bo.
Thank you, very inspiring messages.
I love it.
God Bless.
Bro Bo, thank you so much for guiding us so well.
I promise to keep sharing your articles to everyone so more people may be blessed.
God bless!
hi brother bo,
thank you so much for another inspiring message.
Bro Bo,
Thank you and I thank God that there are people like you around, who never get tired serving Him. Please persevere in inspiring people like me who are always busy worrying about the future. Thanks for that part about “Imperfections.” Now I appreciate my wife better…he-he. I’m nearing 60, and your write-up brought peace and inner joy in my heart. I will enjoy those “interruptions” in my life NOW.
Eric
Thank you, Bo. Very inspiring! I will forward this to my sisters in Vancouver, Canada.
Thank God for this blog. I was blessed. A friend gave me a book, The Life U’v Always Wanted by John Ortberg. Thank u for sharing about the hurry sickness, about slowing down and enjoying every moment, NOW.
Lord bless!
I could really relate to this article brother Bo.
I usually go home to my mother’s province and spend a day to two with my grandmother just to relax my mind and keep myself from hearing the busy traffic. the loud voices of our neighbors.
I really believe that to keep yourself healthy, you need that “alone” time. to be able to pray for yourselves. and to pray for others.
keep inspiring brother bo!
Call it coincidental but to me it’s God’s working. Some days I would miss reading your write ups but it’s when I am emotionally bothered, it’s when your message hits the main chord in me. Thanks a lot for reminding me the many miracles HE gives everyday ( no miss) though I miss a lot thanking HIM for them. You Bo is one of the miracles from HIM.
Bo Sanchez,
Thank You , very inspiring and it really helps a lot to me right now…………..
God Bless……
great respect bro Bo :))
big thanks for sharing your thoughts =) digesting all of your
articles is one sure way of living the NOW and take
pleasures of a less tensed atmosphere
wow! am i relieved whoaa feelin great
yes! we all have to wake up … live!
ONE LOVE and the blessed vibes! =)
Hi Bo,
This is really inspiring. I keep on convincing my kids and my husband to be patience in small things like traffic and some delays during the time that we are going to office and to school in the morning. It is really important to practice how to live by “NOW” not by tomorrow or yesterday that will give your life a stressful day.
Bro. Bo,
This is one of best blogs you’ve written. Very inspiring indeed! Thank you for always reminding your readers of God’s love and His bountiful blessings.
bro, you really inspire people a lot. youre a big help to guys like me who needs word of wisdom.. you inspire people uplift their soul and remind everytime that theres always a god who never left us, whos always with us… thanks bo….
thanks bo,
and thank God for i have develop the habit of reading your blog to start the week.
Wow, I think this piece was written just for me because I worry about time. I live my life around my watch. And every time I have not accomplished something that was supposed to be on schedule, I am kind of hard on myself.
Bro. Bo,
I would just like to comment on Poy still crying after receiving enough money is that I thought He’s thinking he might be next…
woo! I love this! Thanks for that another wonderful article again! Now, I know better what to do..I’ll not rush..and I’ll live on my now..And I’ll trust God! Thanks Bro. BO!
Bro BO ! u r like magic …ur words rip thru the soul ..thanks a lot
thanks Bo for this very inspiring article. i’ve learned a lot from this and from now on will just enjoy every single moment of my life, no worry, no fear and will just live on my “now”.
God bless you and your family.
Hi brother bo thank you for the heart warming and inspiring message that i received.May God bless you always!!!!!!
hi BRO Bo,
I hope to see you in mabolo church soon…
i love it…
Thanks Bo . . .how blessed we are for the wisdom you shared . . . It’s really a need to manage one’s regrets and fears in enjoy to live our “Now”.
Thank you so much brother Bo…you truly inspired me…Thank you for reminding me that God is always there and that I was never alone……God Bless You, Brother Bo!
I just read (and am re-reading) a book that touches on this by Eckhart Tolle. And as I lift my awareness to the Ocean of heaven around me I attempt to teach this to my 11 and 12 yer old. Just today I thought to relay to them this ocean of water in which we (as ice cubes) float in. We are made of the same stuff we “Swim” in…some are aware of this, others live oblivious to it all their lives. And yet it does not change our essence. Some people call it Presence or Being…I call Him My Lord!
Love and Light to you Bro Bo!
thankx BO!
that’s so inspirational….i love it & do it!
God Bless!
jonas
Hi, Bro. Bo,
Your article is really inspiring and it gave answers to the questions that bothered me for a while. You’re absolutely right, unless we mastered the art of being, we will never appreciate the essence of being a human being in God’s love and grace. Thanks again!!
It’s difficult to live in the “now” when you are “now” i front of a heavy situation…Pero God is really good. He’s making “now” lighter, because of faith, because you can feel Him in your heart.
Friends, live in your “now” kahit mabigat pa yung “now” mo and let God come into your heart, mind and soul.
We pray, thank you LORD, for giving us bo sanchez, for continuing to inspire us more. we pray that people who are facing heavy “now” will let your light come into their lives.
Let’s enjoy “now” with GOD, heavy or light…and enjoy blessed and brighter tomorrow with GOD.
Very inspiring. Thank you Brother Bo!
Hi Bro. Bo,
God has reason for everything… you’re presence in is not just an accident.
minsan ung tatay ko frustrated dahil hindi siya umabot sa 1st trip bus at kailangan niyang umabot sa recognition day ng ate ko. he settled sa next bus na lang. Along the way, nadaanan nila ung 1st trip bus na nadisgrasya sa daan. He was grateful to God for the small delay. (hindi sya umabot sa recognition program pero ok lang)..:-D
God Bless always…
Wonderful morning. When i woke up today. i knelt beside my bed and told God Jesus, today i dedicate myself and all that i will do to you + plus i prayed for every member of the family.
You see yesterday i woke up late and was only able to say a short prayer before i went for a quick shower, i don’t like my car lift waiting for me.
Just to thank God again for you and your message which is always full of substance.
No doubt, you had again inspired a lot of people this morning.
This is what Christians do. Encourge one another.
May the Holy Spirit be always with you.
Juliet
very nice & true!! We should forget the failures of yesterday and the anxiety of tomorrow..life in “NOW”, live intensely & venture into each day…enjoy and treasure each moment with your family, friends and God…thank you Bro.Bo for ur nice and inspiring stories..God bless always.
bo your the best. .
please dont stop
dont stop on reminding us how great life is. . .
we love you bo
and we’ll pray for you. . .
shiela
you really inspired me in my difficult moments…. i dont know what will happen to me w/o God and w/o U… GOD is so good…GOD uses u to inspired us and to realized something in life… hindi lang pala sapat na alam mong may DIYOS dapat kilala mo sya at alam mo ang tunay na saloobin nya para sau..lagi kong sinasabi that i have a personal relationship w/ him untill GOD calls me and said….MATAGAL NA TAYONG DI NAG UUSAP! kaya nga eto ako ngayon binigyan nya ng matinding pagsubok that really bothers me but i know its just his way of calling me and waking me up again…. lord thank u for all the signs and thank u for giving me brother BO…. DI NYO PO ALAM KUNG GANO NYO KO NATULUNGAN SA PINAKAMHIRAP NA BAHAGI NG BUHAY KO NGAYON…by reading ur books…SIMPLIFY… AND LIVE THE GOOD LIFE…TNX BRO.BO… HOW CAN I BE A PART OF YOUR MINISTRY? TNX AND GODBLESS
hi tito Bo!
i love your articles! this one really fits for me now..
thank you! you are indeed a blessing to all the people..
keep up being GOD’s instrument..
i will live my NOW!
GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS!
bro. bo:
i often count days and years on how long would it take my 3 boys to graduate college… but through your message i learn to just enjoy now that i am sending them to school and be thankful to God that they are really interested in finishing their college course. I will try to live life now to the fullest…. one more thing, i will try to cut watching tv… instead enjoy the people around me or do sing along with my family, or read books, i think this is quite hard for me to do, but i’ll try and just enjoy my “now” trying time.
thanks bo! God bless u and ur family, esp. ur cute kids, always!
This is the best article from Bo…
It teaches to release our attachments from the past..
Let go and let God.. do not worry of the future..
But instead appreciate and be grateful of the present.
I am in extreme bliss right now.
Everything in the past is perfect.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.
I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.
wow! I was really blessed with this article. I just broke up with my boyfriend and felt that I was being deprive of the blessing of a man’s love. But this article made me realize that what’s happening to me now is exactly what God wants…it is exactly where He wants me to be. I am so eager to embrace and enjoy my “NOW” and enjoy being single! Thanks BO!
I love this thought:
I believe that “alone” place doesn’t have to be a geographical place. That “alone” place is actually within you.
In the middle of noisy traffic, you can go to your heart.
=)
Hi Mr. Bo!
A friend of mine shared this article to me. Recently, Im having a hard time going through my life. My relationship failed, my family here—as if they dont care, they keep pointing out my past mistakes, my studies—almost done but it seems that I dont have the motivation to continue it anymore. Im focusing on all the things Ive lost.
Thank you for sharing this article, it made me feel somehow happy. It made me realize some things. Specially on the waiting part and “Where you are now is exactly where God wants you to be.” Honestly, I am now a heartbroken person, since me and my bf just broke up. Thank you for reminding me this. I know God has a reason why this happened.
Im looking forward in reading your other blogs. Life isn’t easy..and Im having a hard time facing it.
I LOVE it… I’m very thankful I’m alive..
Thank You for sharing these with us Bro. Bo…
Hi Bo,
What else can I say? Never ceases to inspire me. Thanks!!!
thank you so much for the inspring words that makes our like more meaningful . we just hink of our NOW blessings and be grateful to GOD> its within us that makes our life wonderfull. GOD is is always there to comfort us -graces come esp. good health and protection . thats all enough for me everyday of my life.
wow. i enjoyed my “now”.
Thank God.
thank you for the inspiring message Bro. Bo..i love it.. god bless! god will never leave us, He loves us so much! lets spread the Good News and enjoy life with Him!
I love this. “I am where I am because God wants me to be here. ”
What an inspiring message Bo…thank you very much for touching our lives..God bless you always.
THANK YOU LORD AT MAY ISANG BO
Hi Bro.Bo,
Whew! My heart is gonna burst out of the mix emotion… Sad, beacuse i felt so sorry of the old woman whose husband died, but was touched to her message about loving someone who is not perfect, and Happy because I can feel that God is telling me something. Blessed because of the wonderful message of the story. thanks Bro. Bo… you are trully one of the wonderfull blessing to other people. More food for soul Bro Bo!
Awesome… as always
May the Holy Spirit continue to work in you and through you.
God bless!
Great Great Great!
Thank you LORD JESUS for this present moment!
Thank you Bro Bo
RONNIE CRUZ
ABU DHABI
I am so grateful for this Sir Bo.
I felt God is talking to me through this article.
Now, I’m at peace, I should live my “now”
Thanks a lot…….
God Bless….
i read this with tears in my eyes, because just this morning i had an argument with my hubby about me staying at home with the kids and not being able to help out with our finances, in a time when one of our kids is sick…when i read this it dawned on me the things of me thinking too much about what i dont have instead of being thankful for what i am doing for my family right now..i felt so selfish..and more tears falling again..i asked my son to hug me this me this morning and my it was so comforting..thank you very much Bo for saving my day and making me cry..it is really what i need, to cry it all out and clear my mind and heart….
Bro. Bo. I’m so speechless your great…so amazing & thank GOD for blessing me that I have time to read this articles of yours…very inspiring & wonderful…I’ve always waiting for your blogs, read it & try to apply in my real life all the lesson I’ve learned….I like it very much specially the articles of ” Don’t Ever Wait Again” & “Enjoy Your Imperfect Now”…I feel & it touch my inner core….
Thank you Bo for your blogs, thank God for sending you..
God Bless Us all…live “NOW”
Bro. Bo,
A blessed day to you as usual you always inspire me in your letter’s and write-ups.
I especially thank you for making my life meaningful and make me more closer to God……
You are truly ablessing to others……
Maraming Salamat LORD for sending Bro. Bo into my life……
That is why I live my life NOW and enjoy my strawberries every single second of my life….
Rose Alovera
this piece hit home bo… i just came back to cebu after spending 10 days in manila to attend to my pa who underwent angioplasty (8 years after his quadruple bypass).
i spent my time being with our pa and ma knowing that this was where i wanted to be and not at work chasing after commitments / deadlines / deliverables. i think i know what you meant when you said we\’ve become human doings instead of human beings.
i think i know too, which one i became during those 10 days…
thanks for your insightful piece.
Dear Brother Bo,
Thanks for your beautiful message. It is so uplifting, enlightening and comforting. You are touching so many people’s lives, and in the process changing the way we view life. You are God-sent!
Dear Bro Bo,
This reminds me again to thank God at all times! Thanks for being a blessing to others too! Another great article from you. God bless.
Very inspiring message. Good people are still on this earth to awaken the world.
God bless all.!
great message! so inspiring and it reminds us to go back to basic simple pleasures! and I will count your article as my blessing for today….
I actually count my simple pleasures everyday and put it in my blog.
http://abelsjk.wordpress.com/101-to-do-in-1001-days/my-simple-pleasures-in-six-words/
This way, I never fail to smile inspite of challenges and hurdles of the day…
Thank you! God Bless….
Good day!
Everyday when I’m checking my inbox the first mail Im checking is an update of new post from your site.
Thank you for always inspiring me and other readers. Your posts are really a blessings to me; I got a chance to share the thought I grasped from your posts to my friends and colleagues. And its a good thing for me as well to check myself ..sometimes I found myself just saying ” Ah oo ako nga yon…or ay bakit nga ba hindi”. Your “courage zone” blogs really inspires me and I know after I read this post another changes will happen to me.
Thank you. Keep on blogging : )
God bless you.
thank you bro. Bo, im so much bless on your msg…thank you for very inspiring stories… your a blessing to others… THANK GOD for giving me a wonderful life…we must appreciate all things that God given to us……. GODBLESS U bro. Bo…GODBLESS all your MINISTRIES.. GOD BLESS US….
Bro. Bo,
This is very good read. Love it.
You have an exceptional talent and you never fail to share it to everyone. Continue to inspire and bless others. God bless you and your ministries.
This is beautiful, Brother Bo.
Thanks so much!
Hi Bro. Bo,
Another inspirational message for us. Iam the person who always wait, but now i read your msg… i have to enjoy my now…
Enjoy while there is time, while your loveones still here .
Thanks again. God bless Us always.
Lilia
Hi Bo,
Your inspirational talks are truly food for the soul and heart. This “NOW” story made me realize that even though I am in a place like Hell. I see my life as “NOW” not dwell from the past or the future.. It thought me again to be grateful. In saudi I thought I forgot God But because of technology Mr. Bo’s word of wisdom put me back on track to Live my Life to the fullest. I was always whining why I am here where am myself who decide to come here for the sake of my family. From now on, everywhere I go I will make myself grateful even on toughest environment will I be..Thank you Bo for reminding how God Loves me..
Emil,
KSA
Yes. I sometimes dwell my past , got some regrets and I am dying to forget them but its a little difficult for me. I should have learnt how to appreciate my blessings at the present. Althlough i have learnt this must be the best thing i need to do but I am just weak. Bro. Bo,it’s very interesting stories. I learnt a lot. thanks Bro. Bo for sharing your knowledge and wisdon. It’s such a blessing. I can’t wait to read more. It brings much enlightment.
God bless us all!
i pray that as much as this touch me…
it could serve as awakening for me
ti live in my now.
thank u Bo.
by the way: i look up to you
we share some common hurts in our lives
i pray i could be serving like you soon
God bless us all.
Bro Bo, kontin lng po kaya kong sabhin sa sobrang iba ung pakiramdam ko . NAMAMANGHA PO TALGA AKO SAYO !
Bro Bo, THANK YOU .
My heart touch as im reading this inspiring message. I’m always wanting to read your article.
Godbless to all.
very inspiring!!! I was reminded and guided the way i think and act.
Thanks for the enlightenment you’ve been giving us, for being a guide to everyone’s life…you truly gives an inspiration to every hopeless soul. I guess it’s time to live NOW.
Hi Brother Bo,
Thank you for always inspiring us with your articles!
More Power!
regards,
Melona
i love how you take every negative into a positive. this is definitely a paradigm shift.
Before reading this, i was such in a hurry to check all my emails, facebook, twitter…and then this post hit me. I wanted a wake up call and you gave it to me. I’m slowing down and absorbing your message.
When someone is late and says to you, “So sorry to keep you waiting,” you should say, “I wasn’t waiting. I was enjoying life.
Hi Br. Bo,
thanks again for this very inspiring and wonderful message. Please continue what you are doing. More power!!!!
God bless you & all of us
hi sir…. your blog gives me wisdom… i’d realized why am still single right now at age of 30… its because.. God wanted me to enjoy my “now” with my Nanay… she is suffering Stage Cervical Cancer … where i can have more time with her, accompanied on her radiotheraphy and chemotheraphy….. listening to her stories…. just a touching moments……….. that i won’t forget for the rest of my life..
im enjoying what i have now!!!
…
More power! god Bless!!!
This is great and inspiring….a healthy food for the soul….thanks for the wisdom you shared to us Bo….God bless and more power…
Hello,
I simply loved it the way you put all your words and wisdom in your messages.
Surely, the love of God is alive in you and in your ministries.
Thank you so much for sharing.
May the Good Lord bless you always!
Mhon and Family
thank you for the wonderful message Bo!
made me appreciate life more and how important it is to enjoy my imperfect “now”…
God bless and more power…
Brother Bo,
I just want to say thank you for this article. It lifted a heavy weight from my heart.
Hi Bro. BO,
Thank you LORD for this message. GOD is really good to me because I keep on receiving this message in my mail but I would disregard or never open them. Reading the message today made me realize that whereever I am, I know now that GOD wants me to be here. (Currently I am in Saudi Arabia) I always pray for my family back home and I am confident with GOD’s grace and protection they’re okay.
GOD BLESS.
Hi Bro Bo,
Wow!Another inspiring article.I’ve cried after reading this coz i’ve realized many things.i wish magkaroon na din po ng feast here in marikina.ang tagal ko na pong gustong umaten pero lagi pong di natutuloy.pls pray for me na makaaten coz i missed attending prayer meetings after so many years.may God continue to give all of u a strength para mas madami pang taong makarinig ng mga salita ng diyos at matulungan.God bless po!Thank u so much!
Truly, living in “now” can make our life worthy and may avoid any regrets in the future.
Happiness can be found if we just focus on what blessings we have right now. Try to give at least ” one love” to others each day Just like in the previous article “the circle of love”. I’m doing it it now and really making a difference on me.
Thanks Bro Bo, your articles are so inspiring! May God bless you more!
This part here struck me the most…
If you’re still childless, don’t “wait” for a baby. Enjoy your marriage now. Embrace your life today. Be blissful where you are.
Me and my husband are still childless after years of marriage and last night I was asked again about it and you know how it feels like when someone asked you about having the baby (as if we don’t want a baby). Before I usually answer that we are still waiting but now I’ve learned we shouldn’t wait and just live the present, enjoy and be grateful for the present. I know it’s hard not to wait but it is too stressful as well thinking about it. May God help us go through this…
Thank you Brother Bo.
thank you bro bo sanchez!
Bro. Bo, I always wanted to hurry things up in my life. After I read this, I am truly changed in the way that I must always be patient and thankful for everything that is happening to me now. I thank God for where I am, for who I am, and for what I have now. This is one of the best articles that I have ever read. I learned to appreciate all the happenings in my life. Actually, a while ago while I was on my way home riding the tricycle, I was thinking of bad thoughts. Something that really makes me sick. Something awful for others. Then when I was in the intensity or should I say climax of my awful thoughts, when my right fist is tightly closed, the tricycle suddenly rolled over a damaged part of the road and bumped my head. Ouch! But I woke up from those awful thoughts. I felt that God intended to do that to stop me from thinking of awful thoughts. I smiled. After I got home, I prayed the rosary, and this is what I read after turning on my internet and PC. This is not coincidence. This is God’s blessing. Thank You God and thank you Bro. Bo.
True. Happiness is — Making the most of each moment of each day, of each week , of each month, of each year . Building happy family mem’ries is true wealth that can’t be taken away from you, for it’s stored and kept inside the hearts. Some unpleasant ones come into view, but seeing the beauty and the humor in every situation, acknowledging that there must be a reason whatever it is, of why things happen, both happy and sad moments in every season of our lives, would be bearable, trusting that God’s Love is at work . Better savor God’s moments and sail in the ocean of His Love and Providence. Doing His Will is Joy in itself . He Who calms the raging storms will lead us to tranquil and clear waters of peace , love and wisdom .
Thy Will be done Lord.
Thanks Bro. Bo & family .
Bro. Bo, this article is just right for me. It’s God’s way of telling me to STOP worrying and just live one day at a time. Thank you for this wonderful article. May God bless you more!
THANK YOU BROTHER BO!
I will try to live my now. God bless you
Thank you Bo!
I attended already for financial coaching seminar last April. I’m already applying it through investment in stocks. Please pray for me…
Thank Brother Bro!
For sometimes we take small things for granted, but when we reflect on this “small things” they mean so much in our lives, like what each individual needs is “PEACE” ,i realized that we have to take things one at a time, so we will feel the peace in our lives.
God Bless!
Bro Bo,
Your article is excatly what I have long wanted to convey to my husband. He is so full of insecurities, I always felt that he does not know how to be grateful of what blessings God has given him each day. He would always think of the past and the people whon had caused him pains and hurt him. I have tried to understand him and support him for the hope that one day God will answer my prayer to heal him. I hope someone like you could touch him and inspire him. I have tried many times, but he is just hardened and would shut off himself from anyone. He does not listen to me and most of the times he would not even allow me to talk or say a word. He prays a lot and listens to God’s word, but he can’t seem to open his heart, because of a lot of pains inside him.
Thank you again and God bless you
Hi Bo..
With all your books and articles that I’ve read, I can’t wait to really see you and chat with you in person.. You’re really living your life in accordance to god’s will..Thanks for reminding me how to enjoy life…
God Bless Always
Hi Bo! This is a very inspiring article. Thanks for the very good work!
hi everyone,
i would like to extend my sincerest thanks to noel mirasol, a bicolano based in manila, whom i met only once. To you brod noel, i really appreciate you for forwarding to me the bo sanchez’s article. its the first time that i received such and i can tell the whole world that i really love reading it. HOPE, IT/LL OK WITH MR. SANCHEZ THAT I CAN QUOTE SOME (OR MORE?) IN HIS WRITINGS IN SOME OF MY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS WITH MY GROUP. I REALLY WANT TO SHARE IT (HOPE NOBODY ACCUSE ME OF PLAGIARISM,HEHEHE).
to mr. sanchez, you’re an inspiration to millions who, like me, are so impatient with the traffic, long lines, etc.
honestly, my birthday was yesterday, june 7, and surely, noel doesn’t know it, but this (this email) is the greatest gift i received from a friend, it’s God’s will, i’m sure!
thanks, bro. bo, for reminding us to live in our “now” and to enjoy my “imperfect” now…
Godspeed.
HI Bro Bo!
This was really inspiring…Many days ago I was really focus on the future, i keep on waiting, waiting, and waiting…for someone to be there for me, for some papers/documents, and other thing that pre-occupy me..But with your inspiring message I learn to value NOW.. I know I should appreciate more the value of NOW..THanks for the enlightenment…
tnx for the word bro. Bo it is truly inspiring, i’ll try now not to get annoyed by those petty things that makes me irritated your word is an eye opener, May you always continue to share God’s word and give inspirational messages. God Bless.
Dear BO ! thank you so much ! I’m so engrossed about the future, working non stop and yet it seems making ends meet is an endless endeavor. Thanks for reminding me to just stop, take short vacations, best of all not to be annoyed from all interruptions and take it as a gift and be energized! God Bless you more for your sharing !
Reading those messages posted by your readers made me feel so happy for you Mr. Bo Sanchez. These readers are very grateful and allow me to be one of them. Thank you for your inspiring blogs. May God continue to use you to be His instrument in giving hope and joy to everyone.
Thanks for the inspiring article. I will strive to live each moment in the NOW…as in NOW na!
God bless.
reading ur articles always fill me with positive thoughts..continue blessing others!&may God bless u more!
i love this blog very much, mr. Bo. it fits to my current situation and for the past days and now i’m at peace.. thank you very much! i won’t wait anymore coz it’s terrible to wait especially if you are not certain.. ^_^ this blogs save my sanity.. hehehehe
more power to you and me!
Gpd bless us all!!
i love this blog very much, mr. Bo. it fits to my current situation and for the past days and now i’m at peace.. thank you very much! i won’t wait anymore coz it’s terrible to wait especially if you are not certain.. ^_^ this blog saves my sanity.. hehehehe
Bo,
Thank you for this heart-warming article… Superb! The message of your article is parallel to the book i read, entitled Goal-free living : how to have the life you want now! as Stephen Shapiro said “Joy comes from the journey not from reaching the destination.” Take care and God bless… =)
ugh. i actually cried when i read this/
thanks so much for sharing.
*reflections. i was blessed.
the good Lord bless you, too.! x))
thank you so much, Bo for this another inspiring article.
God will continually bless you.
Bo, I a read this blog, I cried…i was touched and ask sorry to God, coz i have been in a hurry with my situation right now between me and my husband who has been away from me and my kids, and he never talked to me since he left becoz of hatred to my family. I have been praying to God to melt his heart and learn to forgive, but i was in a hurry for, i has just been 3 weeks but i feel i have waited too long, and i feel ashamed to God that i lean on my own understanding and never trust in his way and time. Now I was awaken, that I know everything will be alright, God is in control…in his time not mine, so i better not be hurry. Thanks for this Bo, now I learned not to be annoyed and enjoyed every single moment of my life with my kids and presence of God. For my husband I have entrusted him To God that he will be awaken and never live his life from the past and hatred. Thanks….
hi Sir Bo,
this blog is an answererd prayer, i’ve been really confused this past few days and with your blog it enlightens me unto what i should prioritize in life.
Thank you so much i know that GOD hears me because of you.