7th May 2012 – Neytiri – Getting ready to do the ul meditation. What did you have for lunch
7th May 2012 – Jake – I had Greek yoghurt & nuts. Had a bad start to uld. Lost it for the 1st time in months! Felt better after doing ul meditation.
7th May 2012 – Neytiri – You can't go losing it. You're my guru. What happened?
7th May 2012 – Jake – I regressed! Don't go putting me on a pedestal now. I'm human too.
7th May 2012 – Neytiri – Its gonna be tough for me too. Its a holiday everyone's home. Love you too much.
7th May 2012 – Jake – It's all a test, so embrace it with open arms. It's tough though!
Yesterday was supposed to be the day we practice conscious unconditional love towards all. Unfortunately I regressed and was not conscious enough and totally lost it, by my standards. I had not done this for months.
Today in the car I am listening to Tolle and the topic was Surrender! - coincidence?
He gives 2 options for surrendering (1) surrender to what is in the moment and (2) if you are unable to surrender in the moment then observe the pain and surrender to the pain.
He says that resistance causes the reaction. What you resist; persists. So it is obvious that I am still resisting at some level. I welcome the opportunity to keep growing and learning.
Anyway, my Higher Power offered me the chance to redeem myself later in the day. The previous night I read a great bit by Dyer about gratitude and giving.
I got a call that a colleague was locked out of the office and required my help to get back in. It was a public holiday to so one else was available. I did not hesitate at all and embraced the chance to give without complaint or reward. Felt great to be of service. Today, she gave me a box of chocolates as a thank you. Very grateful for this but my figure is not!
Remembering the Moment
Enjoying Life
Life, in all of its fullness, is happening right now. While our thoughts are sometimes elsewhere, beautiful opportunities and moments are being passed over and lost to the flow of time. And though we cannot possibly fully experience each leaf that falls to the ground, sometimes we get so attached to reaching our goals that we don’t pay attention to the wonder all around us. When we do that, we live in a world that exists only in our heads, while we miss life itself. There is so much to be enjoyed and appreciated that we need to remember to pay attention to the present moment, because it is the only space in which we can experience being alive.
We learn from our past, but dwelling on it keeps us from being fully present to life in the moment. We create our lives with our thoughts, but focusing so firmly on our imagined future keeps us from co-creating with the universe, so we might never allow ourselves to live our dreams as they manifest. It’s possible to be so happy and comfortable in our inner worlds that we lose touch with the business of life. We may enjoy spending large portions of time in meditation, or focused on our thoughts.
Life must be attended to, and if we are wise, we can enjoy it at the same time. We can awaken ourselves to the moment we are living right now by taking a deep breath and simply looking around. In doing so, we refocus our attention to our location in the real world. Then we can learn to appreciate the process of working toward our goals as much as their attainment. Balancing ourselves between the present moment and eternity, we can experience and enjoy the full range of reality available to us as spiritual beings living on earth.
We learn from our past, but dwelling on it keeps us from being fully present to life in the moment. We create our lives with our thoughts, but focusing so firmly on our imagined future keeps us from co-creating with the universe, so we might never allow ourselves to live our dreams as they manifest. It’s possible to be so happy and comfortable in our inner worlds that we lose touch with the business of life. We may enjoy spending large portions of time in meditation, or focused on our thoughts.
Life must be attended to, and if we are wise, we can enjoy it at the same time. We can awaken ourselves to the moment we are living right now by taking a deep breath and simply looking around. In doing so, we refocus our attention to our location in the real world. Then we can learn to appreciate the process of working toward our goals as much as their attainment. Balancing ourselves between the present moment and eternity, we can experience and enjoy the full range of reality available to us as spiritual beings living on earth.
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