an unfamiliar & beautiful state of unknowing (iPhone photo)
living in the now means knowing only where i am, what is happening for me ~ at this moment, in this time, right here ~ right now.
.
i can never truly know
what tomorrow or
what the future
holds
for me,
for others
.
why agonize over it?
why over-focus on it?
why even worry
why over-focus on it?
why even worry
about a pain
that may or
may not
happen from it?
.
if i allow myself
most growth and
.
if i allow myself
most growth and
most progress
arises from
pain, sadness, discomfort, sorrow,
as well as
joy, contentment, pleasure, peace.
.
and i usually recognize ~ in retrospect ~
how valuable these experiences
{i tend not to call them mistakes}
have been.
.
oftentimes my greatest joys in life come
as well as
joy, contentment, pleasure, peace.
.
and i usually recognize ~ in retrospect ~
how valuable these experiences
{i tend not to call them mistakes}
have been.
.
oftentimes my greatest joys in life come
from surprises
{and pains}
knowing exactly what’s coming
{and pains}
knowing exactly what’s coming
would rob me from that
{happiness & pain}
{happiness & pain}
.
not knowing the future is a natural state of things
in this linearly perceived world
when i want to know things
when i want to know things
that i can’t know {or shouldn’t know}
~ the future, the right course of action, what others are doing or thinking or feeling ~
i create frustration for myself and ~ sometimes ~ for others.
~ the future, the right course of action, what others are doing or thinking or feeling ~
i create frustration for myself and ~ sometimes ~ for others.
.
thus
i live in the now
thus
i live in the now
.
but i really can change and control a lot
when i understand and embrace that
but i really can change and control a lot
when i understand and embrace that
i can’t control what happens on the outside,
only how i respond on the inside.
.
i can devote more of my energy,
only how i respond on the inside.
.
i can devote more of my energy,
my life-force,
my essence,
my spirit,
to how i respond,
to how i respond,
to what i learn.
.
i can open up to a new sense of ease
.
i can open up to a new sense of ease
and simplicity
and acceptance
and peace ~
in my process,
in my living,
in my nowness,
merely knowing where i am
in this moment,
merely knowing where i am
in this moment,
in this space,
in this time
.
in this time
.
~sarah nean bruce
2011-1008
2011-1008
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