"Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry — all forms of fear — are cause by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence"
Eckhart Tolle
I am struggling with being in the present moment. I have some past issues that I can’t seem to let go of and I am concerned about how I am getting where I want to go. Yet the power of both is just being held in my mind where my belief is that either is more powerful than the present. I guess you could say it’s powerful in a debilitating way but certainly not in a way which will create a life that I love. Living a life I love is my intention. Certainly stress, worry, guilt and regret will not get me there. So I write and I share hoping to remember what I forgot, hoping to remind you what you forgot.
It can happen so quickly where you are suddenly living out an old story or you’re fretting about something in the future. I think sometimes we believe that this is normal. Well it’s normal for the ego because the ego only lives in the past or the future. There is no ego in the present moment. Think about that. And think about how often you are living in the present moment? Can you do it for a day? Can you spend a whole day living in this present moment?
Today my intention is to live in the present moment.
I am grateful for the awareness of the present moment.
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