Sabatical

The power of now has caused me to realize that life isn't about achieving anything. Life is about being in each moment. Goals and aspirations should never take precedence over the moment. On that note, I'm going to take a break from the blog. I've never allowed myself to not have goals and future aspirations. I've never made a practice of being fully here now. Time to allow myself for the first time in 24 years to just coast for a while. This may last a week, it could last a year. I'm not sure what will happen, but I know that I want to explore this for a bit. I'm sure I'll write soon :)

David

True Love

I've been reading The Power of Now lately and it has led to some incredible insights. I wanted to share one of them today. I have realized that true love happens in a state of presence. I have been single for a long time now and sometimes I feel like I should be in a relationship. Reading this book made me realize that I would just take my unhappy self with me right into that relationship. Sure, it might seem good for a while but eventually it would break down because of my underlying unhappiness. What I need to do is be present to love and happiness now. What a relief! I no longer need to search or look for something else to make me happy. I have the opportunity to experience peace and well-being now. Ahhh. So good!

See the flower.
Smell it.
Bask in the radiance of its being.
All of this is God.

Honesty and Presence

Well, today is a beautiful day. I had a realization this morning that a simple combination of honesty and presence will 9 times out of 10 get us what we want in a far more effective way than anything else. The paradox here is that when you're honest and fully present making a request, you've let go of wanting or needing the outcome to go a certain way. Confusing? Maybe. It makes sense to me in this moment though!

Be here now!
You might miss out
On the meaning of your life.

Presence

Today I'm thinking a lot about presence as a lasting source of happiness. I really am starting to believe that we have the power to be content in any moment. It's a lie of our mind that says otherwise. So, for today, I'm going to watch as my mind comes up and starts talking. It will probably be most of the time. That's ok! :) Watching something means that it no longer is occurring with me completely unaware. This should be an interesting day!

Fly me away today,
Take me back to here and now.
Fly me back from there
To be here.

Presence

My new game is going to be called presence. I've been reading The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, and it has reawakened a desire in me to tame my mind. I guess I lost sight of that somewhere in my meditation practice. Really, that is the goal of meditation. It gives me hope that I am awakened now in this moment. I may not be the next, but all I really have is now anyways.

Now, now, now, now, now!

Dreaming many dreams

Wow. I remembered 8 separate dreams last night! Freaking amazing! I feel so good about that :) Ahhh. I have noticed that the dreams seem to be communicating valuable lessons to me. One big thing that has been coming through is my need for independence and freedom to pursue my vision. I realized that I don't really want to be tied down to someone else's expectations for me. Right now, since I'm self-employed, I have a great deal of freedom to choose my life. I love that! Such a wonderful thing! Also, the other thing I realized is that with this seasonal change I need to change up my morning meditation. I'm going to start doing a half hour of yoga each morning instead of my usual sitting meditation. I think the added warmth from a mini power and core practice is just what my body needs during this time of hibernation and rest. Got to keep balanced!

The frosted peaks beacon me,
To unexplored heights of myself.
What will i learn?
What can they show?
"Climb," they say, "and find out!"

So, here I sit after my first gig being a nude model for an art class. Wow! What an incredible experience and opportunity. I am present now to an amazing love of my own body. What an amazing machine! Seriously. That and I'm present to how cold it is outside! Brrr. I want to focus my post today on dreams. What is the dream truly? The waking world or the sleeping one? Where do dreams begin and end? I am adding another practice on at this point in my life. I am going to begin keeping a super detailed dream journal of all my insights. I definitely believe that dreams are a powerful look into the subconscious and that by becoming more aware of my dreams, I will better be able to visualize and manifest the life I desire!

Dream a little longer,
Worry a little less.
Smile a little brighter,
Give nothing but your best.
This is it, your chance it now
Today is do or die.
Every moment past is a moment gone.
Don't let this one pass you by!