Tag Archives: Now

The Present…

You often overlook the choicest things in life because they’re so easy to obtain – the sunrise and the sunset, the starry host on a clear night, the taste of fresh clean air, the sight and smell of flowers and trees, and the fresh rain on your face.Emmet Fox

want more

It’s easy to overlook the lovely things in and around us, because we always want more of something else. We want more because nothing truly satisfies us. We search for an elusive something, that which will eventually quench our thirst for wanting more and more. That something can be found and experienced.

receive what’s here

Let’s notice all that abounds us, the lovely family, the great health and enough material comforts to last a lifetime. Being gratified with what we have is one key to greater fulfillment now and later.

Recommendation: The Power of Now

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual EnlightenmentKindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)

YOU are a Miracle!

All is a miracle. The stupendous order of nature, the revolution of a hundred million worlds around a million stars, the activity of light, the life of all animals, all are grand and perpetual miracles.Voltaire

notice the amazing world

Let the amazing sites and wonders energize us, because we live in a universe that’s full of bubbling life, always creating and full of opportunities that we are only beginning to grasp!

you are the world

You too are such a miracle, full of life, always creating and full of potential that is mostly untapped. Exult in that thought.

Recommendation: Savor This Moment

Savor This Moment Embracing The Goodness In Everyday LifeKindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)

This Is It…

Breathe a prayer of gratitude. And give those you love an extra measure of affection. Life is fleeting and love is precious. Cherish both.Galen Guengerich

life is fleeting

Benjamin Zander relates a touching story in this video (must watch!). An elder sister in a train escaping Nazi Germany gets really mad at her brother when he announces that he can’t find his shoes. Unfortunately that’s the last conversation they ever have. The sister later pledges that she’ll never ever utter another sentence to anyone if she knows it can’t be the last thing she’ll ever say to that person! Imagine her anguish. Life is fleeting…

regret not later

Let’s make the most of the lovely people around us. Let’s appreciate them, love them, touch them, hug them, serve them, kiss them and let’s never say anything to them that we would regret later.

Recommendation: One Month to Live

One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets LifeKindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)

The Path To Wisdom

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.Lord Buddha

what’s the way forward?

It’s the path that leads to most happiness for you and those around you. That way can only be discovered through wisdom. Wisdom comes from knowing thyself. Which in turn is accelerated by meditation!

the thing to do

Is to just be. Learn how to do that via meditation or stillness. Look here.

Recommendation: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism

An Introduction to Zen BuddhismKindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)

The Power To Just Be…

What is life if, full of care; We have no time to stand and stare?W.H. Davies

must figure it out

We lead a hypnotic existence most moments in the day. What does that mean? We’re lost in our thoughts, trying to figure everything out. What to buy, how to deal with certain individuals, what does s/he think of me, I’m over weight, I must do this or that….

just be

Notice your breath, know that you can rest and just life be. You can decide to be instead of do. Notice how that can be so relaxing, when you can flow with the river that life is and not care or worry. You owe it to yourself.

Recommendation: The Art of Being

The Art of BeingKindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation)

Banish All Negativity

It’s the simplest properties that will help you clear yourself of negativity … The profound power of a simple prayer. The strength of a deep breath. The gentle guidance of good music.Jeffrey Wands

become aware of the negativity

We think incessantly and we mostly think unconsciously. Because of that proclivity we often don’t know what we’re thinking. Catch yourself starting a negative chain of thoughts. Understand where and how a negative thought popped in. Once you do that, you’re awake and in the moment. Now you’re fully equipped to take charge of your mind, just the way it ought to be!

now use what’s already around you

Notice the beauty around you, appreciate it. Start listening to your favorite music. Make a prayer for strength and power. Take full advantage of your awake, conscious state. You are now in control of your emotional well-being!

Recommendation: Choose Them Wisely: Thoughts Become Things!
by Mike Dooley

Choose Them Wisely: Thoughts Become Things!

The Next Step?

The fool wonders, the wise man asks.Benjamin Disraeli

ask first

We often ask ourselves; what should I do next? That’s a great step forward, we must ask first. What then? Often we keep asking and nothing seems to happen? What’s going on?

then observe

Nothing seems to happen because we’re expecting a certain answer! And we only look for that particular answer and glaze over everything else.

We need to be free of any expectations, and once we’re free, just look!

Look for signs from the Universe. They come to us in an infinite variety of ways, through people, situations, inanimate objects, you name it. Observation is key.

now act

Once you observe something that appears to be a sign. Take the action that’s called for. If you do; more signs will appear, they always do. You’re now actively on your journey of self and Universe discovery!!

Recommendation: Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching