Being present is the subject of all "spiritual" texts - how to surrender to the present moment, how not to resist "what is". Again and again we read these words but do we have any real idea on how to get to that place.
The key to being present is to feel your life rather than think it. The moment you get up into your head you automatically come out of the present moment. So...feeling does not mean "reacting" to things you are feeling (that is thinking,) but rather, simply feeling them with no judgement or opinion whatsoever, what we call observing.
When you are able to "observe" your feelings, you are able to stand back and watch from a detached place; you do not take any of this personally. You innately understand that there is a way the universe unfolds whether you get it or not and that unfolding has a beat and rhythm that goes on for infinity. As you observe those feelings, you feel them as they are moving through you.
When you get up into your head and "try" and figure things out that way, you simply miss it. Head thinking is always linear; you think of one thing at a time, but reality is many things happening at the same time.
Remember everything moves; it is all energy. There is really no such thing as the status quo. We call it the status quo because we are not aware of the constant movement. Things look static to us because we are not refined enough to pick up the subtle shifts and just see results that have manifested on the physical plane rather than the constant movement.
To be in the present moment is to feel it all. Most people feel that you can only feel one feeling at a time, but the truth is many feelings exist in the same moment. Now if you get up into your head, you are only going to be able to process one feeling at a time, but if you stay centered in your heart, you will see that you can feel many different feelings simultaneously.
For example, often when leaving a relationship we know is no longer good for us, we feel "good riddance" but also feel sad. We are advised by family and friends to move on, to turn off those feelings of sadness, so we end up throwing out the baby with the bath water. But the truth is not so simple. We can be glad to be done but we can also be sad; remember we cry for the dreams that don't come true. All of us want so much for love to succeed and when we "fail" we are sad.
To be able to feel both relief and sadness at the same moment is what consciousness is all about; it is the ability to be present. After all, why throw it all out? Some stuff is good and some stuff is bad; some you want in your next relationship and some you want to leave behind. If you are not willing to let all your feelings exist with no judgement, how can you truly sort it out?
Being present requires fearlessness, an ability to go to a totally open place and feel it all.
Welcome to the wide open spaces and places of consciousness; this is your true home.
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