Our sub-conscious creates patterns from past experience in order to ensure future survival.
This feature of our brain is essential for our survival and it makes us functional human beings. It’s your brain’s ability to create patterns that enable you to drive a car, or even to walk and hold a conversation simultaneously.
Our patterns put things on autopilot for our survival, but this is also why it can be a struggle to stay “present”. The nature of patterns is that they were created in the past, so in essence through patterns of old thinking, our brain uses old information to make decisions about the present.
You do however have the ability to bring your attention to this moment, this action you are taking, these words you are speaking and these thoughts you are having in order to recognize which old patterns on autopilot serve you, and which ones you might want to change.
“You are at a choice-point in every moment of each circumstance, each activity, spoken word and thought, is a point of choice.” – Michael Beckwith
“Each time we bring to routine activities an awareness of ‘now,’ we raise our vibratory frequency and cause the freshness of the moment to fall upon us.” – Michael Beckwith
“Stand fully in the now moment with gratitude, enthusiasm, openness, and readiness to respond to Life as it greets you.” – Michael Beckwith
“Energy flows where attention goes.” – Michael Beckwith
Our minds are wired to seek familiarity and predictability. This is why we often find ourselves falling back on old habits and thought patterns, even when they’re no longer serving us. However, we have the power to break free from these chains and embrace the present moment.
In every moment you have a choice of where to place your attention. Will you always let your old programme make your decisions for you? Or will you become present and be deliberate about where you direct your energy? This is the power of NOW.
To live more fully in the present moment, we can practice the following mantras:
- “I am present wherever my feet are.” Remind yourself of your ability to choose where to focus your attention. This simple affirmation can help to anchor us in the present.
- “I am grateful for this moment.” Cultivating a sense of gratitude for the present regardless of circumstances, can shift our focus away from negativity and towards abundance.
- “I am open to the opportunities that this moment brings.” Embracing a sense of openness can help us to receive the gifts that the present moment has to offer.
When we are present, we experience life with a renewed sense of vitality and connection. We become more open to possibilities, more receptive to love, and more aligned with our true purpose.
Join us for today’s journey and put this into practice – choose where your attention goes.
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: The power of NOW.