Hi suga... I found I an interesting article today about coping with anxiety. Looking beyond the sales pitch I found the approaches he shared worth the read. Here are the links to a couple of the ones I read tonight....

End anxiety in 4 easy steps.... it speaks to the idea of sitting with the anxiety that instead of fighting it.....
http://www.panicaway.com/newsletter/1

Here is another from the same site but it also has on the right side a list of other articles that don't appear in the first link but seem interesting as well.

Getting to sleep when you have anxiety.....
http://www.panicaway.com/blog/getting-to-sleep-when-you-have-anxiety

My understanding of being in the moment is to be present with your immediate surroundings. Being mindful if you will. No thoughts of the past or the future but focusing on the present. This moment in time. It may be to just focus on your breath and feeling it as you breath in and breath out. It may be looking at a flower or a beautiful work of art or watching the sun rise or sun set, emersing yourself in what is present in that moment. No thought outside of that time.

Others may offer a better explanation but that is what it means to me.

My garden is my best place for staying in the NOW. I have declared it my no thinking zone. When I am in the garden it is all about me in the garden. I will feel the coolness of the dirt between my fingers and acknowledge the pleasure it brings me. I will gaze upon or take in the fragrance of a flower and get lost in it for awhile. I will observe new growth and marvel and how it prepares itself to bloom. I will stop and listen to the birds sing or the chipmucks chirp and just be present in all that is happening moment by moment. It is calming, refreshing and renewing for me.