I'm on a mission to help more people find and live their authentic life. Check out my Daily Notes where I write a short note each day about the connection of spirit, mind, body and money on the Pursuit of your authentic life.
we have everything we need in the present moment
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I keep thinking about the present moment. Not just to be more present, because I once read that when you think about being in the present moment, you put your Self in the present, but to fully understand how we have everything we need in the present moment—another idea I’ve read. It really is true if you can think about this exact present moment. There isn’t anything that you need that you don’t have. The worry and stress about what we don’t have stem from thinking about a future moment or possibly reliving the past. I don’t know about you, but I still struggle to grasp the present moment fully—I trust in it, I try my best to live in it as much as a I can, and when I feel concern about lack I come back to the present moment and remember I have all that I need–I’ll worry about that future present moment that I’m concerned about when it comes, if it comes. I’m not sure if we can ever always be in the present, short of reaching a stage of enlightenment, which very few of us will achieve. But, I think using the present moment to relieve stress and anxiety and to make sure we don’t miss out on magical moments in life is a good exercise. It could be as simple as saying “I am present.” It could be as simple as wearing a rubber band that you snap when you need to refocus on being present. It could be as simple as reminding your Self “I have everything I need for this present moment” whenever you feel anxious or stressed. The present moment really is a present—if only we’d spend more time in it and realize and appreciate its abundance. JC |
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I'm on a mission to help more people find and live their authentic life. Check out my Daily Notes where I write a short note each day about the connection of spirit, mind, body and money on the Pursuit of your authentic life.
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