This can be a very sobering thought when you think about it. It is a unifying one to say the least. The absolute similarity is each one of us will eventually die. No one gets out of here alive. In-between then and now there will hopefully be a lot of time. Will we show up loving and open? Will we be present or in the imagined future or the non existent past? Are we a help or a hindrance? Will we even show up? These are questions we ask ourselves. Now is the only time there is. Everything else is a movie in your mind. Creative thinking is one thing, but letting our minds wander to things that no longer serve us is another. Since no one is getting out of here alive, how will you use the time that is left?

A thought never leaves its source. The same thought, whether conscious or unconscious, will play ping pong in our head until we stop it. When we take the time to go within, face ourselves and our thoughts they stop. The light of our awareness helps our ego let go of what no longer serves us.

Inner Focus

Buddha says enlightenment is “the end of suffering”. Enlightenment is moment to moment. It is a feeling of oneness with everything and a deep connection to the invisible. It is more being than doing. It can be felt but not understood. Remaining aware while in this state is enlightenment.

Buddha, by Andrea Smith

Your ego is not interested in you being happy. It exists to remind you that you are not enough and neither is anyone else. It loves to shred others and bring the pieces to your feet. Becoming aware of the nagging voice in our head is the first step. After you get your ego’s attention, tell it you are in charge. Thank it for its concern and simply tell it to “take a hike”.

Rising Above It

Whatever we focus on, we get more of. If we give something our attention, it becomes magnified. We then forget about everything else in our life and begin to focus on what is being made larger than life by our mind. We create the tension by giving it our attention. Focus on what you want.

Day Dreaming (2000)

Love Makes the World Go Round

It is imperative that we love ourselves unconditionally. We can only put out what we have in us. Loving begins at home, right here in our body. “Love thy neighbor as thyself”. We often forget the words “as thyself”. We can’t love anyone else until we feel it inside us. Self love is the most important gift to give ourselves, because that is what we will give to others in return.

Each moment is new, fresh, alive and full of potential. Each second is different than the one before if you truly pay attention. If there is something you are not happy with in your life, change your thoughts about it. Projection makes perception. Welcome change, because change is.

Conscious Spirit