I have not written here for awhile and felt compelled to write this post because of the reason I have not blogged here lately. I have been very sick and realized even more then I did before how important your time is and where your mind should be.
During my illness, I read Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now” and it could not have come at a better time. While sick I realized how important each second is because you may not see the next. I say that not to sound grim but just the reality of we never know when our time will come.
Living in the now, is not an easy process, at least not for me. In Tolle’s book, he describes living in the now as somewhat easy to achieve but I have been having problems doing so. We are so busy thinking about the future and past that, often, we miss the precious now. I will put this idea in relation to my recent illness.
While being sick (which I still am a bit) I found it hard not to think about if I would get better. It was from fear that I could not live in the now. The fear of not knowing what was going to happen to me or if I would get better.
I was also stuck in past thoughts, such as remembering my hospitalization and knowing I did not want to return there. Fear in itself kept me paralyzed from enjoying the moments I had now.
If you take a good look at what you are thinking about most of the day, it will usually include either past or present thoughts. The now is perfect as Tolle describes and the brief glimpses I get when I realize the now it is so very true.
Some people may have an easier time than others connecting with the now but for me it takes practice and at times monitoring my thoughts. I fully recommend reading The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and welcome any advice from the reader’s how well they have been able to stay present in the now.
