Where are you now?

Where are we when we say we're not being present? Where else is there to go? We seem to go so many places that are anywhere but where we are. That seems pretty miraculous. That with only our mind, we can travel to another reality than the one we are physically in, and that our brain will be convinced we are experiencing this other place, as is evident by the emotions we feel that validate and reinforce our attention placement. If it is possible to so successfully create experiential realities based on perceptions of our choosing, wouldn't that mean that we are even better equipped to have an easier time actually being present and creating feelings around that perception of where we actually are in time and space? If we're going to time travel and space travel, wouldn't the shortest path between two points be to arrive where one actually is? Why does it seem easier to be somewhere else and someplace else? What would happen if we practiced being where we are, in all it's full palette of feelings, without trying to change anything, but rather being aware of everything? What if we took one breath and arrived where we actually are?

might as well...

Think of the last time you were inspired to do something nice. Without the desire for thanks. Without the need for reciprocation. Without ever telling a soul. How did that feel? To let go of anything other than the gift of truly giving? When's the last time you felt nothing? Not very often, if ever. If we always feel something, why not do the thing that makes you feel the way you wish you did? Not what you should do, or what you think They think you should do. The art of living often escapes us as we forget that we are our Art. Our actions are a portrait of our soul. What have you painted lately?

Good Things In Disguise.

What's your story? The one that everything you do, every person you love, every heartbreak you feel, every job you take, every place you live, every temptation you succumb to or resist, every thought you have, every dream you dream, reinforces your Self as you know it? "How did this happen?" If you find yourself asking yourself this question it might be a good time to be thankful that this "this" actually happened. It seems bewildering and often overwhelming that the events that seem to happen around us, to us, near us, against us, at us, in us, and because of us, are in their very nature inherently invitations. These moments offer the question, how would I like it to be? Take a breath now. Really. Do it. There you go. Good. Now, this question can be applied not only to your overall perspective but also, and most importantly, to the moment at large. Enough of these moments at large stitched together add up to the big picture of You. Let's focus on now. That being said, opportunity is not around the corner, around the bend, at the end of the tunnel, or out there in the future somewhere. What is it about letting go of who you think you are that feels so...scary, exciting, exhilarating, overwhelming...liberating? What is it you want to let go of and to what is it you want to move towards? What do you get excited about being if you were the you you'd love to be? How does that look? How does that feel? What if you could really choose what you wanted without letting anybody down, without needing to prove anything, without hurting or disappointing anybody, without fear of losing something? What if...? What is it you want and why are you busy wanting it instead of experiencing it? What are you getting out of waiting? If you don't know what you want, how can you find out? What does it take for you to live the life that you dream of?