"This now is it. This. Your deepest need and desire is satisfied by the moment's energy here in your hand." Rumi
I often live ahead of the present. I think that once X or Y is completed, fixed or otherwise behind me on the life trajectory, I will be happier, wiser, better, and finally ready to undertake the great things that I think my soul might be capable of.
Of course, this is folly. There is always something ahead on the calendar that gives me pause and there always will be. Whether it be landscaping projects, money matters, love quarrels or colonoscopies; I will never cease to have struggles. That is life. Struggles are how we learn and grow. And really, I am so grateful that my list contains such minor things.
Part of my moon meditation for this new moon (the Flower Moon) will be to be present. First, for a moment, then for an hour, hopefully building into being present for a good chunk of each day. After all, the moment is all I am promised. To be so confident as to ignore all this time passing me while I wait for some idyllic future is just blind. I have been assured of no time then now. I have been assured of no better moment.
So, I shall breathe tonight under the dark black of the new moon, feel my lungs expand and focus on the beautiful gift I have been granted: LIFE.
1 comment:
Well life is deinitely terminal - so we may as well enjoy each moment as we flow through it. It is true that it is not so easy to stop trying to straighten out the past or focus on how good it's going to be "someday".
Ain't no better day then right now - in fact, aint no other day than right now.
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