Presently Speaking
One of the biggest challenges I continue to face is living in the moment. I am truly a victim of time. My mind frequently operates in the past and navigates through the future. I have the gift of doing both simultaneously lol. My thoughts are constantly imagining what life would be like if I made different choices or beating myself up for the ones I did make. Other times I am thanking myself for some of the many choices I made. When I am not thinking of the past my mind is carefully navigating the future. Thoughts about what will be, how my life will turn out, will my dreams come true and what if they don’t.
I know it is natural... but I start to feel a wave of anxiety daydreaming about the future and dwelling on the past. Especially when I know how this impacts me being peacefully grounded in the present. My goal is to be neutrally grounded. I want to be completely aware that my life is evolving every single moment. Being able to benefit from current joys and happiness is an aspiration of mine.
As with everything in my life I am working on improvement. When I reach the point of desperately needing to shift my thinking I often sit in solitude. NO Television, NO Radio, NO Mobile Device…Just me. Instead of suppressing my thoughts of the past and future, I allow myself a few moments to get all the thoughts out of my head. This sends a signal from my head to my body to enjoy where I am now. Sitting in silence and letting my body connect with and feel the environment around me is a quick reset. Immediately the feeling of gratitude consumes me. I kindly thank my mind and my body for arriving in that space.
I might not have perfect control over my life, but I am enjoying where I am. I appreciate how far I have come. Aligning my attention to the power of now allows me to manifest positivity and abundance.
Next time I feel myself dwelling or daydreaming I am going to plant my feet firmly into the ground and say out loud I AM HERE!!!!
P.s. If you are interested in joining my reading circle visit my contact me page and send me a message. The next book we will be reading is "THE POWER OF NOW" by Eckhart Tolle.