This Perfect Moment

As usual, I have been getting caught up in worries about the future.  But something's shifting a little. The other day a question posed in The Power of Now stuck in my mind:  "What in this moment is lacking?" I paused to find out.  I was breathing, I held a warm cup of hot chocolate in my hand, my baby was peacefully sleeping, the kitties were curled up and purring, my house was warm and dry, birds were chirping outside, I did not have to be anywhere or do anything at that moment.  I had everything I needed.  I was doing just what I wanted to be doing.  So, this is my new practice.  Every time I catch myself spinning off into the future, heart and mind racing, I will stop and just revel in what is perfect about the moment I'm in.  It's a work in progress, of course.  I don't catch myself as often as I'd like, but habits of mind take time to cultivate.  I figure that I'll probably need twice as long to cultivate this new state of mind as it took for me to carve the deep groove of my future-oriented mind of worry.  It's going to be a long road, but this moment seems the perfect one in which to start!