If not for the future, the ever present now

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment
Buddha

When things are happening so quickly it's hard to think of what is happening next. It becomes very stressful when we must start to think of what will happen in the future and many of us forget to think of what is going on right now. Yes, I would like to Graduate, go to University; but I can't do that, unless I get done what needs to be done now. High school, especially grade twelve, is full of life moving experiences, future changing challenges and it is so hard to think of what will come in the future when I am held down by the thought of that Exercise Science test I have or that World Issues Report that is due. I wish I had time to dream but with so much happening now it makes it almost impossible. I know I have goals, I know what needs to be done to achieve them but I have to focus on succeeding now in order to get where I want to go. Maybe next year I will have time for dreaming or maybe I'll just be stuck on the next thing that is dragging me down. I hope not.