Time and time again I read and hear teachers explaining how the present moment and how you find yourself in it is the basis of your whole life.
Happiness according to all sorts of research and teachings is how you perceive your present moment, how you react to it. Athena in Truth talks about how you have chosen, manifested and aligned with whatever experience you are currently having. Eckhart Tolle talks about the present moment a lot and how it really is all you have. Your life is now. Of course your past has an influence on who you are and where you find yourself but your future is yours to create, but in a whimsical way. Our entire focus is in the RIGHT NOW!