Focus on Now

Being a planner, it's unnatural for me to not plan/daydream about the future. Thus, I often have to remind myself to focus more on the present. Don't get me wrong, I don't want time to fly. And I think time is passing by too fast; I want it to slow down. But even on days such as thelazy Sunday, I can't help but to think about when I need to wake up and what I need to do tomorrow rather than just focus on what I am doing right at this moment. The only time I can really just focus on what I am doing at the moment is if I was engross in a TV shows/movie/book; but that's sort of like an escape. How do I just focus solely on now, the present, while doing other mundane activities?

I really like "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins. The first time I heard it, I almost cry. It's a great reminder to living the moment. Here's the video and the lyric:

You're Gonna Miss This - Trace Adkins

She was starin out the window of their SUV
Complainin sayin I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money
And I'll make my own rules
Momma put the car in park out there in front of the school
And she kissed her head, and said
'I was just like you'
You're gonna' miss this
You're gonna' want this back
You're gonna' wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna' miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In her one bedroom apartment
And her daddy stops by
He tells her it's a nice place
She says, 'It'll do for now'
Starts talkin' about babies, and buyin a house
Daddy shakes his head
And says baby just slow down
Cuz' you're gonna' miss this
You're gonna' want this back
You're gonna' wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna' miss this

Five years later there's a plumber
Workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin' one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says they don't bother me
I've got two babies of my own
One's thirty- six, one's twenty- three
Huh, it's hard to believe
But you're gonna' miss this
You're gonna' want this back
You're gonna' wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna' miss this
You're gonna' miss this
Yeaahhhh... you're gonna' miss this...