Presence 

Its not that being present is better than being lost in the future or in the past, it's that the present moment is where life happens. If we are lost in thinking we are missing what is true and authentic, what's right in front of us. A sunset, the sound of waves crashing, your children, the sensations in your body and all the subtitles and nuances of life, all arising "now". We can even include thoughts in our awareness of what's happening now. What are we missing when we are not present?