Be here and now - where else is there!
A lot of life energy is lost maintaining past pointless memories or over preparing for a future that never eventuates. This loss of energy may affect our health and deplete the body's energy. In simple terms stress keeps the 'fight or flight' response active. From our 'cradle' we have been shaped, by family, peers and culture. We have stored many experiences many of which may have been less than helpful. They create layers over our happy self. And of course it depends on how we interpret these experiences. Some can simply shrug them off, whilst for others they are devastating. No two people are the same.
The present moment is a new moment. There is no need to drag the sack of memories behind us, but many unhelpful memories are old friends that we feel comfortable with. Many experiences are 'old movies' we like to watch to wallow in.
Many of our standard responses to situations are old responses that we simply revert to. But it does not have to be this way. To be 'here and now' we do have to practise our mindfulness and mantra meditation. It is from these that we generate the strength to begin to let these 'old stories' dissipate. It is not a quick process for we are building new responses and new attitudes. In the 'now' is our power to change.
The present moment is a new moment. There is no need to drag the sack of memories behind us, but many unhelpful memories are old friends that we feel comfortable with. Many experiences are 'old movies' we like to watch to wallow in.
Many of our standard responses to situations are old responses that we simply revert to. But it does not have to be this way. To be 'here and now' we do have to practise our mindfulness and mantra meditation. It is from these that we generate the strength to begin to let these 'old stories' dissipate. It is not a quick process for we are building new responses and new attitudes. In the 'now' is our power to change.