live in the present

Fig. to deal with contemporary events and not be dominated by events of the past or planning for the future. Forget the past; live in the present. It was no longer possible to get Uncle Herman to live in the present.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pedrinho	-	Portuguese
Ling	-	Chinese
Shamgar	SHAM-gahr (English)	Biblical
Qamar	-	Arabic
Damaris	['dæməris]
Chipo	-	Southern African, Shona