"Being present allows me to fully experience Life as it happens and on many occasions this brings great joy."
How I did it: (To be clear, it didn't take me one day, but there's no option to say it only takes this moment!!!) This is an on-going practice as a major part of the Journey and meditation most definitely helps! Allowing oneself to be present is a constant doing, yet at the same time, it's also simply just being. Remember (and that's the tricky part!) to be present and when you allow spacious awareness with others/in whatever you're doing, there is a joy that surfaces from the deep peace within. All it takes is just this moment!
Lessons & tips: Pay attention to your breathing -- your breath is a wonderful anchor to this moment. Focus as you slowly inhale, exhale. Closing your eyes may help you better focus within. Allow any random thoughts to pass through your mind like clouds and keep pulling your attention back to your breath. Allow any surrounding sounds and noises to just be and pass through. Do this for a few minutes, bringing your focus back to your breath. This is also a powerful stress reducer.
Resources: Writings by Eckhart Tolle -- his words are clear, simple, profound and beautiful. He wrote "The Power of Now" and more recently "A New Earth". I think more people gravitate to "A New Earth" because the writing style is more conversational. Oprah even held the first world-wide webcast ever, featuring his recent work over the course of 10 weeks, a year ago in March.
I also discovered yoga and relaxation through breathing, initially through Lilias Folan when she had her PBS series called "Lilias, Yoga and You". She has such a calm demeanor and a wonderfully calm yet energizing voice. Always wanted to take classes with her in person, but DVD/VHS works too!
I wouldn't say I've completed this goal, as this is an ongoing, major part of the Journey! This is why I chose the image I did -- the flowering white rose, which is a symbol I chose to represent Tolle's "flowering of human consciousness". White is sometimes said to represent purity. Being in contact with our higher selves through awareness of presence, brings us back to our pureness and our True Selves -- our inter-connectedness. Peace and Blessings to You!
May 13, 01:18AM PDT
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