Good day and I hope you are having a great week.
In fact it is us as parents that bring up memories of the past and or the future for them and
create stress for them. Imagine if you could be as happy as a child no matter
where you are in your life financially, career wise, etc? I have to admit the
first reading of the book The Power of Now
was a bit rough. It is a very deep and philosophical book, and I
have to read it a few more times to grasp the full benefit of it, however the
fact remains that it is a struggle for me at least to be able to be present in
the now for any length of time without extreme amount of concentration. That is a habit that I surmise plague most of
us. It is something however, that can be
worked on and most definitely something that can be achieved as a new habit.
There is a reason however, that most Buddhist monks spend a lifetime perfecting this single way
of living. It is something to aspire too. It goes without saying that you
should not be too hard on yourself if you stumble because that would not be
living in the now.
Have you ever noticed that children are happy. I mean truly
happy. The reason for that is related to the topic of a book by Eckhart Tolle
called The Power of Now. Children
up to a certain age, usually 5 or 6, have no problem living in the Now. For
example I put my 2 year old in time out for miss behaving and 2 minutes later
she is offering me her tangerine without any feeling of anger, or retaliation.
Children of all ages, and all socioeconomic status when given the basic
necessities are truly happy because they live in the now. They do not worry the
future, tomorrow. They most often forget about the past and do not dwell on the
mistakes of the past. They can be present at this moment with 100%
concentration.
In fact it is us as parents that bring up memories of the past and or the future for them and
create stress for them. Imagine if you could be as happy as a child no matter
where you are in your life financially, career wise, etc? I have to admit the
first reading of the book The Power of Now
was a bit rough. It is a very deep and philosophical book, and I
have to read it a few more times to grasp the full benefit of it, however the
fact remains that it is a struggle for me at least to be able to be present in
the now for any length of time without extreme amount of concentration. That is a habit that I surmise plague most of
us. It is something however, that can be
worked on and most definitely something that can be achieved as a new habit.
The benefits are many and priceless in my opinion. I was told many times and have read it in
numerous places that 95% of what we fear about any event will NOT happen. I have also written about FORGIVENESS in this
blog. By living in the NOW you eliminate
both issues. There is no fear of what may happen because you will be doing
things a moment at a time. There is nothing to keep inside and dwell about
because there is no concentrating on the past. It seems like a simple way of
living and in theory it is a stress free way of living.
There is a reason however, that most Buddhist monks spend a lifetime perfecting this single way
of living. It is something to aspire too. It goes without saying that you
should not be too hard on yourself if you stumble because that would not be
living in the now.
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next week, here is to your success.
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