Summary: <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #ffffff;">For Erin's full blog, go to <strong><a style="color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.erinrward.com">www.ErinRWard.com</a></strong></span></p><br> <p> </p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #ffffff;">Is it possible to find contentment consistently in the present moment? Is this not the goal of the yogic path, the epic pursuit of a life well-lived? Can one actually without moving to a monastery, spending all one’s time meditating, or cutting off relationship with the modern world, achieve a state of regular bliss?</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #ffffff;">I believe we can. I believe it is a conscious choice to notice when we get caught in the “if only” narrative. There are big “If only’s” such as “if I only could figure out how to change careers, then I’d be happy” or “If only I met the perfect partner, things would be great” or “if</span></p>
