My writing today is a simple message to myself. Whatever the question is, the answer is always now, as is stay conscious and present in this moment now. Our life is always now. Yet we make the present moment an enemy and see it as a means to an end.
We see now as ordinary and boring as we want to fast forward to the next ‘big’ moment. However, when the so-called ‘big’ moment arrives, of course, it is now and we are already onto what is coming next so we are not even conscious or aware of this big moment.
Life for most of us is a denial of what is and a thought to what is next.
Now is our entire existence and we need to spend as much of our time as possible being present and enjoying our real life, as all things apart from this moment are temporary.
There is always learning from every single moment and every single situation. There is never a good or bad moment, just what is.
It is only the human mind that labels things good or bad.
All we need to focus on is the present moment and always accepting it as it is. It is futile to do anything else as everything that has happened has, of course, already happened and is therefore unchangeable. All we can do is then choose how we react to anything. If we do it from a place of inner peace and acceptance, then there is no agenda, attachment or ego in our choice.
If we deny what is, that negative energy fighting against something that can not be changed then creates emotions and we become the reaction. We act from a place that is emotional, negative and driven by our ego.
The reaction back from the world will reflect that, the same as when we act from inner peace, the reaction back from the world will also reflect that. However, this time it will be one that is positive.
All of this is easy to say and write and very hard to practice as we are conditioned to react to things that we believe are a threat to the story of ‘me’ and the ego will do whatever it takes to protect itself from any perceived threat.
It takes a brave first step to change, we have to be the ones to take that first step and not wait for the other to change. When we take a small step it is easy, when we try to make giant leaps it is hard.
Just a step to say ‘I accept what is’ and take a slow and deep breath. Then we can take another small step…how will I react? Already, that momentary pause will allow the initial condition reaction to have lost its energy and the more we observe it rather than become it, the quicker it will pass.
The steps are one by one and acceptance is the first one.
Philip Dodson 