Where do you put your attention? What comes into your awareness and what gets filtered out? Thankfully, I am constantly reminded that when I run on autopilot and move through the world with less consciousness, I don’t really SEE things, I don’t experience the fullness of what is present. I instead spend more of my time running my own thoughts and habits as if that is what is real. Ha! So I say I am thankful that I am constantly reminded because I continually need reminding to come back to what is in the moment. An example – the other day, I was helping my friend move a couple of things to his new home. We were loading my car with fragile items and I asked him for...
Read MoreIt can be a real challenge to be here now. Although we are human beings, we are habituated to be human doers. To be here now requires skills that generally aren’t emphasized in our culture, at this point in time. In fact, we are often conditioned to do the opposite. But we are amazing creatures and we can unlearn and relearn if we choose to. In this moment, you have access to what you really need the most. In this moment, you have access to the aliveness that underlies all you are and all you do. There is a deep intelligence in that aliveness. It is the life of the universe. And it is here now. Some skills required to be here in the moment: Mindfulness...
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