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The Present is A Present...Be Open to It/Open it!


The past is history, so why do we hold on to it so intensely?  Why on Earth do we let it control so much of the who what where and why in our lives?  The future is a mystery, yet we bet everything on it and hope and pray that we are right or in some cases wrong about it.  And while we wrack our brains with how to fix our past so our future will not be the same, we forget about the present which to complete the quote - this very moment is a gift.  So then why do we have such a hard time focusing on the gift of the present?  I mean, here we are, living in a moment that was not promised to us yet we spend most of that moment desperately looking over our shoulder for ghosts of our past while diligently working to avoid them in the future all the while forgetting the present moment that we are so blessed to be in. 
I think the challenge of the present is that we have to deal with the ick or consequences from the past so that our future does not continue you to be a pain in the neck from constantly looking back. The truth of the matter is that sometimes the consequences of the present are a little much to deal with and we avoid them at all cost.  The present is a gift and that is why it is called a present.  The gift of the now is that god/universe has given you another opportunity to elevate your existence to your desired potential.   

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  1. Bob AlbertAugust 19, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    I agree Ida...sometimes we do get hung up on the things of our past and worrying about the future. Not thinking about the fact that how we use what we learned in our past to create our future. We just have to understand that it all takes place in the present. What's that quote..."The future belongs to those that prepare for it today". I think it's Malcolm X who said it. It's very true, now is all we have.

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  2. MothersMilkWorldAugust 22, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    Thanks for the comments Bob. "Now is all we have". I think we have to just constantly remind ourselves of the now and how powerful now is...thank you Eckhart Tolle

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