Here and Now I am Peaceful
This entry was posted on 3/8/2010 8:56 AM and is filed under secrets to peace.
Today’s Secret is very short, and it is
nothing you have not heard me say dozens of
times.
Being fully present is the single greatest
key to a peaceful life.
Consider, for example, that you are scheduled
to attend a family gathering. On your way to
the event, you suddenly remember, "Oh no, so
and so will be there."
So now instead of being fully present on your
trip to this reunion, you are stuck somewhere
in the past remembering how this "so and so"
harmed you.
When you arrive at your destination, you can
be filled with dread, instead of open and
present; all because of something that exists
only in your memory.
We do this in all areas of our lives. A
commute to work can be filled with
anxiousness about the day, anger about
something that happened at home, remorse
about an event which occurred last Friday, or
pleasant anticipation about a lunch
engagement. It’s a good thing the car knows
how to drive itself, huh?
Preoccupied with the past, either five
minutes ago or five years ago, it is not
possible for me to be fully present.
Focused on my imagined future, it is again
impossible for me to be fully present in this
here and now.
The ego mind is always doing one of these two
things.
Peace is mine when I just stay, as nearly as
possible, fully present in this instant.
Family events, where hurts were once present,
become an opportunity for forgiveness; a
chance for the renewal of our ability to
genuinely express the Love we are.
Being present is like being given the gift of
new eyes.
Everything and everyone becomes more
beautiful when not viewed through the filter
of one’s memories.
Try it. Make it an intention every day this
week.
Come back to this intention, each time during
the day you notice the ego taking over and
your thoughts carrying you back to what has
been or forward to what might be.
If you try this and do not find yourself
having a more peaceful day, I will refund
(double) the price you gave for this advice.
And if you act today . . . .
