Living In Magic

Today, I have experienced a number of situations where the past was discussed, analyzed to death and regurgitated in some weird way in an attempt to achieve some solace. Generally when this happens, I feel trapped in what I consider to be a pointless and meaningless conversation – where my time is being wasted and where nothing is really being resolved because behind the conversation is a desire for some form of clarity and peace – which cannot be found in the past – only in the now.

When we think about the past – we are not living in the fullness of NOW, which is the only chance and only place we have to experience the fullness of life. After all, past IS past, and it is fixed like a record.  No matter how much we talk about it, it will not change the actual events.

So many people waste their precious lives focusing upon what they DON’T want and what went wrong, rather than making use of the energy they do have to invest into what they DO want and how to get there and experience it.

Looking, speaking and thinking of others or the past is a classic way to distract ourselves from the power we have available to us now – the power to manifest a new reality around us. Even if a situation is bleak, there is still more benefit on focusing on the grace of life, the eternal spiritual light that we are, here and now, than it is to spend our time and thoughts in complaining about others or the world around us.

Most of the time, we actually have a choice of what we say, where we go and what we do… but our own limited thinking and old patterns of behavior trap us in dysfunctional, pointless cycles of regurgitating past events, blaming others, playing victim, etc.   rather than being 100% clear on: 1. Who am I? and 2. What do I have to do?

Total focus on the real answers to these two powerful questions can cut through years of distorted behavioral patterns and allow us to move into new experiences of grace. By being true to ourselves, and doing what we really need to do – we will bring maximum benefit not only to ourselves, but to all those around us. See the truth of this in your own life.

Lack of honesty with ourselves and poor communication with others cause so much wasted time and energy which is a drain on everyone. Knowing our own truth, our life’s mission and being able to clearly communicate that with others is both empowering and effective. If others know what we are about and where we stand in relation to them and their life, they will act accordingly and not waste their or our time in assumptions and projections. Clarity is a real power.

The human condition, among other things, is one of confusion, ignorance and lack of truth. Is it at all surprising that we are in such a mess, plagued with dept, conflict and unrest?

No matter what our situation, it will always come back to the same fundamental things:

Who am I? What am I doing NOW? What is my purpose? Where is my energy going? What is true for me now? Scarcely a handful of people can answer these basic questions with a clean and clear heart. But if we fail to ask them again and again, our time will be squandered in wasteful nonsense that leads everyone involved down into more and more confusion and further away from the source of true pleasure.

Past is past. Even if we can learn from the past, it is maybe better to forget the past all together and focus on the highest path of action. Action that is inspired from a state of grace. Actions that fall from us in the silent stillness of peace.

The time for spinning in what is fixed and done is now over. The time is no longer able to tolerate this kind of wasteful investment. We need to stop more, be more present, more clear and focused. Not allow ourselves to move away from our center point where we are at peace.

Stay in that divine flow. Stop and check that the flow is smooth and disrupted by useless distractions. What can be more precious than the wonder of life itself and following our true destiny?

In the end, we are left with only one choice. Am I being true to myself  or not?

Looking back on our life, this will be the only thing of any significance while the rest will be dismissed as empty shells of wasteful sorrow and nothing more. What is pettiness in the face of eternity?

What are we going to do from today onward that will leave us with the fragrance of true satisfaction we so deeply desire?