"Be Present. I would encourage you with
all my heart-just to be present. Be
present and open to the moment that
is unfolding before you. Because, ulti-
mately, your life is made up of moments.
So don't miss them by being lost in the
past or anticipating the future.
Don'r be absent from your own life.
You will find that life is not goverened by
will or intention. It is ultimately the
collection of these sense memories stored
in our nerves, built up in our cells.
Simple things: A certain slant of light coming
through a window on a winter's afternoon.
The sound of spring peepers at twilight.
The taste of a strawberry still warm
from the sun. Your child's laughter.
Your mother's voice. "
Jessica Lang's 2008 commencement
address to the graduates of
Sarah Lawrence College
Showing posts with label present in the present. Show all posts
Showing posts with label present in the present. Show all posts
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, September 05, 2008
The present
I have realized that the past and the future are real illusions, that they only exist in the present, which is what there is and all that there is. - Alan Watts
Monday, July 07, 2008
Present
"In the present, we can undo the past and release the future through bringing conscious, compassionate awareness to that in us that suffers."- Cheri Huber
Friday, June 13, 2008
This is IT
This, the immediate, everyday, and present experience, is IT, the entire and ultimate point for the existence of the universe. - Alan Watts
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Living in the present
"Live to be in the present. Safety, security, knowing and being right are all synonyms for death." –Cheri Huber
Situations in my life have forced me to come face to face with parts of myself that I would prefer remain hidden and undiscovered. In fact the life situation I am finding myself in now, it turns out is directly related to the fact that I have been running away and hiding from these parts of myself.
I have been fearful of facing them; I have been avoiding loving myself, hoping that the someone else I shared my life with would provide that unconditional love instead. I have been abandoning/rejecting myself, focussing on controlling and manipulating others to stay in my life and be forced to love, protect and care for me.
For reasons that seem obvious now, I now find myself alone, the forced partnership with the other person has ended, he has left me for someone else, and I am sitting here thinking, when was the last time I asked myself "how are are you feeling".
I feel weak, sad, scared, rejected, unloved, and despised. So, perhaps will now be the time I heed Cheri Huber's advice, look for myself in the present, instead of relying on a false sense of safety, security, and knowing what is right?
Situations in my life have forced me to come face to face with parts of myself that I would prefer remain hidden and undiscovered. In fact the life situation I am finding myself in now, it turns out is directly related to the fact that I have been running away and hiding from these parts of myself.
I have been fearful of facing them; I have been avoiding loving myself, hoping that the someone else I shared my life with would provide that unconditional love instead. I have been abandoning/rejecting myself, focussing on controlling and manipulating others to stay in my life and be forced to love, protect and care for me.
For reasons that seem obvious now, I now find myself alone, the forced partnership with the other person has ended, he has left me for someone else, and I am sitting here thinking, when was the last time I asked myself "how are are you feeling".
I feel weak, sad, scared, rejected, unloved, and despised. So, perhaps will now be the time I heed Cheri Huber's advice, look for myself in the present, instead of relying on a false sense of safety, security, and knowing what is right?
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