2. Form the habit of consciously responding to the present moment.

Consciously practice the habit of "taking no anxious thought for tomorrow," by giving all your attention to the present moment.

Your creative mechanism cannot function or work to­morrow. It can only function in the present—today. Make long range plans for tomorrow. But don't try to live in to­morrow, or in the past. Creative living means responding and reacting to environment spontaneously. Your cre­ative mechanism can respond appropriately and success­fully to present environment—only if you have your full attention upon present environment—and give it informa­tion concerning what is happening now. Plan all you want for the future. Prepare for it. But don't worry about how you will react tomorrow, or even five minutes from now. Your creative mechanism will react appropriately in the "now" if you pay attention to what is happening now. It will do the same tomorrow. It cannot react successfully to what may happen—but to what is happening.