Daily Words Of Wisdom To Inspire Your Best Life

Suggestions for Implementing Present Moment Awareness

Practice becoming aware of your reactions when someone introduces any kind of mental disturbance into your life. Where do your thoughts take you? What do you think about in that instant? You'll probably find that your thoughts are projections into the past or the future, so bring yourself back to the now.

As you're receiving the disrupting information, ask, How am I feeling right now? instead of How am I going to feel later? or How did I feel back then? By giving yourself a gentle reminder in the moment of your discomfort, you'll bring yourself dissolves when you return to the present.

Just keep practicing bringing yourself back to the here-and-now, and remember as you do so that this is your relationship to life. Accept the present moment and find the perfection that's untouched by time itself.

Give yourself the luxury of learning present-moment living by adopting the following two practices, making them a regular part of your daily life:

1. Meditation: Get rid of the excuses you've used that it's too difficult, you don't have the time or energy, and so forth. Begin today, practicing any form of meditation that appeals to you. You'll discover that you become adept at allowing interfering thoughts to flow through in the now, rather than trying to stop or change them.

2. Yoga. Find a studio and give yourself the opportunity to experience this ancient practice. The word yoga means "union," and the practice helps you rejoin your Source and free yourself from many of your useless, habitual thoughts. Yoga helps you look into your soul and be present. You'll experience the oneness of everything... you'll find peace rather than excuses.

Repeat this affirmation: I choose to stay fully present in the now, and this is the only place that I will come to know God. By repeating this to yourself in silence for a five-minute period, you reinforce the importance of being a present-moment person. Repetition is crucial! Make this a regular practice and it will ultimately become your way of being.

- Stay present: every second, every minute, and every hour. Every day of your life is full of present moments of infinite value. You won't find God yesterday or tomorrow - your Source is always only here, now.

- Excuses Begone! by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer