I learned that living in the present is even more important when big changes are happening. It allows for moments of joy and connection that would be skipped over in a haze of worry about the future. Bike rides, quiet walks in the woods, a hand squeeze, a smile, all would have had a dark cloud over them if the future had been intruding.
In my memoir Living on the Verge of Insanity I describe how often it was Alan who would bring me back to the present by pointing out a turtle on a rock or a baby swan at the shore of a swamp. After a time I learned to have this awareness for myself and we were able to share many years of joy and love together by staying in the moment.
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