Njuta (the Swedish art of savoring the moment)

I have been inhabiting either the past or the future in my mind

It is time to forget both and my bearings find

In the present, experience the moment in which I am right now

Try to savor it, make it as pleasurable as circumstances would allow

It is a cold crisp day; I bundle up and go outside

Take a brisk walk and feel energized

Thoroughly invigorated, focus I am able to find

In my work, having left the past and future behind

In the present moment, my work starts to appear

More rewarding, my faculties are clear

From the baggage that I was carrying with me

I am able to find joy in my mundane work finally

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I learnt about the Swedish concept of “Njuta” which translates

Into savoring the moment, trying to create

Joy in whatever you are doing in the moment

After all, there is nothing better than living in the present

This Swedish word captured my attempt perfectly

Njuta is what I had needed desperately..