I'm Lovin the NOW!

     My New Year's Intention was to live in the present moment.  Not the past, not the future...  Right now...  As I have adopted this into my life there has been so many positive changes!  It makes me wonder why I had not done this sooner. 
     The past couple weeks have been filled with a whirling drama of sorts brought into my life by people outside my circle, but who affect my world nonetheless.
     By embracing the NOW, I have discovered that I can deal with what is happening at the moment with increased clarity and peace.  I can allow for life's inescapable dramas to pop up without falling prey to the lower emotions and negativity that can oftentimes accompany that.
     I also discovered that by speaking my complete truth without fretting over how it will be received, but with honesty and integrity, I can move through these happenings with grace and peace.  Not being a person who cares for confrontation, speaking my truth was not a common practice for me.  But when faced with a situation where I needed to speak up and having the courage to do so, I discovered an immediate release of inner tension. 
     By wanting nothing else but the current moment, by enjoying the seconds and minutes as they arrive, I have found a clarity befall my life like never before.  By staying present, I don't carry around the worries as before.  This is not to say I am inhuman or don't feel what is going on, I still do, I only move through it more quickly.
     The hurtful situation I was put in did not put a stranglehold on me.  I no longer tried to rationalize "the why" I just accepted it as NOW and moved on.  I was able to come back to center quickly and get back to what matters most to me.
     I invite you all to bring the NOW into your life.  What amazing transformations you will discover!
Namaste'

Getting out of Chaos and into the Now

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind."

-- William James

Lying in bed beside my little girl listening to her breathe while she sleeps…  Being totally and completely absorbed in the Now.  Feeling the warmth of her little body curled up next to mine.  Smelling the vague scent of a candle burning in the other room.  Hearing the sound of the TV as my folks are happily watching “Mama Mia” together.  Living is about those exact moments.  It’s not about the material world and what we have.  It’s about loving completely while we are here.  It’s about completely feeling the grace that is all around us.  Enjoying with deep gratitude the blessings that we have.

I realize not all moments are as serene as this one I describe.  But to continue the story, I left the bedroom to go write in my study and my oldest comes in and says,  “Remy just puked all over the bed!”  It wasn’t 5 minutes after I left the room.  She woke up in the middle of her peaceful slumber and let it rip… ! So the chaos began…  But in the middle of all of that, staying in the Now brought joy to the scene instead of negativity.  There was no drama, there was no negative emotions, just a steady stream of focus on the Now.  It’s amazing to me how when we refuse to get caught up in anything other than love, life flows with joy…

Living with my parents and 3 children can be a recipe for chaos.  But choosing to live in each moment as it arises and not allowing the chaos to consume me sets the stage for a peaceful living environment for all, no matter what comes up.  And believe me, it comes up!  There is never a dull moment around here.

I invite you to choose the Now over chaos.  Go with the flow.  Understand and grasp that right Now only happens once and then that moment is gone forever.  Don’t allow another moment to go by without relishing in it’s wonder no matter what it is.

This may seem impossible at first, but I promise, with continued focused, this can be your life…  Allow yourself time to adjust.  Allow yourself the human-ness of falling down as we all do.  And then refocus and move ahead!

Blessings to you and living your Now!