Process & The Present Moment

What descends to the earth as the breath of passion returns to heaven
in the spirit of contemplation.                                      Edgar Wind

     For many years I've practiced present-moment living. Life in the now is easy in theory but very difficult in practice. Just because it's simple, doesn't make it easy! I didn't realize how much time I spent re-living the past and worrying about the future. I thought about home while I was at work, thought about work when I was at home and rushed through every task so I could get onto the next one. I was constantly stressed about things that were not in front of me and this perpetuated my feelings of being powerless.

    After much contemplation I finally realized that the reason why it was so difficult to stay in the present moment was because I was fighting against process. I didn't want to be in process, I wanted to arrive! More than that, I needed to arrive in order for me to feel safe and content. I was fighting against being right where I was and I knew that was a losing battle. I had to  ask myself why I needed to escape my life and how I could embrace it and then life got a whole lot easier. All I have to worry about is what's right in front of me!