g all of these activities to monopolize your time and life, you are usually whirling through the activities without the awareness of what you are doing. It simply becomes a habit or conditioned responses to life.

What if…you let the dishes go until later and sat on your porch or deck and watched the sun set…or laid in your hammock and watched the leaves rustling ever so slightly as a gentle breeze wafts through them…or if you actually got up 15 minutes earlier so you could start your day with a quiet or mediation time. And maybe, if you took the time, you could actually lean over and drink in the luscious fragrance of the roses in your garden, appreciating their delicate beauty, rather than shooting a quick glimpse as you hurriedly drive down your driveway to your next destination.

While it is necessary that we pay attention to life, family, work, friends, and time for fun, we need to pay attention to

You’ve probably heard this expression repeatedly throughout your life; perhaps you’ve even spoken it yourself. But do you really understand what is being said?

Most of our existence is consumed with our past experiences and projections of what could be our future experiences, our dreams. With that focus on past or future we often slide right on through each day in a blur, not even mindful of the present moment. In doing this we miss the most important aspects of our life and don’t enjoy the very act of living.

Most waking moments are compiled of thoughts. Your mind is continually channeling many thoughts, sifting through myriads of beliefs, old conversations, fragments of past drama as well as present experiences. Your mind may drift to an upcoming appointment or a task that’s unfulfilled. Try sitting quietly without any thought and you’ll understand how difficult it is to quiet your mind. Yet in the moment when all thought is quiet, that is when you are in a place of present awareness.

Present awareness is the space of true reality, the moment in which you are complete, free, happy, and are simply being. In this place you are your true self and can be or do anything because this is where you are actually creating your next moment. As you experience present moment awareness you embrace the deepest areas of your being in which you are an infinite, eternal spirit who is born from love. This is perfection, wholeness, bliss, and unconditional love rolled together into a complete spiritual connection. And here there are no attachments or thoughts to anything in our physical realm.

Can you imagine being in a place in which you never relived the past nor did you wait for something to occur in the future? Most individuals would have trouble doing this for their reference points are usually from an earthly experience or expectation. Yet all of those perceptions are based in illusion, namely fear, which is simply False Evidence Appearing Real. But if you could find this place of being and live in this space, you would be able to experience a life of complete joy and awareness in every single moment.

When an individual is concentrating on a task of some sort so that they’ve zoned out the world, they are present in that moment. Performers or athletes who remain focused on their task at hand and successfully block outside interference or noise, are in a place of present awareness as they perform. When you take a walk and actually notice the birds singing and the color and beauty of nature around you, breathing it in, you are experiencing moments of mindfulness.

As we still our mind we are able to access our personal power. When we allow people and things to occupy all our time and remain in a state of busyness, we give away our power to all of them. The powerful person is one who goes inward to search for truth and answers by connecting to Spirit. In this place you find enlightenment and wisdom that exceeds anything in this material world.

So how do you find this place of present moment awareness? It requires time alone, solitude. It could look like meditation, yoga, walking alone in nature, listening soulfully to soft music, or breathing slowly and deeply. Focusing on your breath as you breathe in deeply and release slowly can help you relax and move into quietness.

But what constitutes the life of many people? Noise; TV; Surrounded by people; Sports; Work; Busyness; Family - all requiring your time and energy and leaving no alone time for you. And to complete all the above mentioned tasks, you probably find yourself multitasking, which keeps you actively absent from mindfulness. And while you are allowing all of these activities to monopolize your time and life, you are usually whirling through the activities without the awareness of what you are doing. It simply becomes a habit or conditioned responses to life.

What if…you let the dishes go until later and sat on your porch or deck and watched the sun set…or laid in your hammock and watched the leaves rustling ever so slightly as a gentle breeze wafts through them…or if you actually got up 15 minutes earlier so you could start your day with a quiet or mediation time. And maybe, if you took the time, you could actually lean over and drink in the luscious fragrance of the roses in your garden, appreciating their delicate beauty, rather than shooting a quick glimpse as you hurriedly drive down your driveway to your next destination.

While it is necessary that we pay attention to life, family, work, friends, and time for fun, we need to pay attention to b

moment when all thought is quiet, that is when you are in a place of present awareness.

Present awareness is the space of true reality, the moment in which you are complete, free, happy, and are simply being. In this place you are your true self and can be or do anything because this is where you are actually creating your next moment. As you experience present moment awareness you embrace the deepest areas of your being in which you are an infinite, eternal spirit who is born from love. This is perfection, wholeness, bliss, and unconditional love rolled together into a complete spiritual connection. And here there are no attachments or thoughts to anything in our physical realm.

Can you imagine being in a place in which you never relived the past nor did you wait for something to occur in the future? Most individuals would have trouble doing this for their reference points are usually from an earthly experience or expectation. Yet all of those perceptions are based in illusion, namely fear, which is simply False Evidence Appearing Real. But if you could find this place of being and live in this space, you would be able to experience a life of complete joy and awareness in every single moment.

When an individual is concentrating on a task of some sort so that they’ve zoned out the world, they are present in that moment. Performers or athletes who remain focused on their task at hand and successfully block outside interference or noise, are in a place of present awareness as they perform. When you take a walk and actually notice the birds singing and the color and beauty of nature around you, breathing it in, you are experiencing moments of mindfulness.

As we still our mind we are able to access our personal power. When we allow people and things to occupy all our time and remain in a state of busyness, we give away our power to all of them. The powerful person is one who goes inward to search for truth and answers by connecting to Spirit. In this place you find enlightenment and wisdom that exceeds anything in this material world.

So how do you find this place of present moment awareness? It requires time alone, solitude. It could look like meditation, yoga, walking alone in nature, listening soulfully to soft music, or breathing slowly and deeply. Focusing on your breath as you breathe in deeply and release slowly can help you relax and move into quietness.

But what constitutes the life of many people? Noise; TV; Surrounded by people; Sports; Work; Busyness; Family - all requiring your time and energy and leaving no alone time for you. And to complete all the above mentioned tasks, you probably find yourself multitasking, which keeps you actively absent from mindfulness. And while you are allowing all of these activities to monopolize your time and life, you are usually whirling through the activities without the awareness of what you are doing. It simply becomes a habit or conditioned responses to life.

What if…you let the dishes go until later and sat on your porch or deck and watched the sun set…or laid in your hammock and watched the leaves rustling ever so slightly as a gentle breeze wafts through them…or if you actually got up 15 minutes earlier so you could start your day with a quiet or mediation time. And maybe, if you took the time, you could actually lean over and drink in the luscious fragrance of the roses in your garden, appreciating their delicate beauty, rather than shooting a quick glimpse as you hurriedly drive down your driveway to your next destination.

While it is necessary that we pay attention to life, family, work, friends, and time for fun, we need to pay attention to

xperience or expectation. Yet all of those perceptions are based in illusion, namely fear, which is simply False Evidence Appearing Real. But if you could find this place of being and live in this space, you would be able to experience a life of complete joy and awareness in every single moment.

When an individual is concentrating on a task of some sort so that they’ve zoned out the world, they are present in that moment. Performers or athletes who remain focused on their task at hand and successfully block outside interference or noise, are in a place of present awareness as they perform. When you take a walk and actually notice the birds singing and the color and beauty of nature around you, breathing it in, you are experiencing moments of mindfulness.

As we still our mind we are able to access our personal power. When we allow people and things to occupy all our time and remain in a state of busyness, we give away our power to all of them. The powerful person is one who goes inward to search for truth and answers by connecting to Spirit. In this place you find enlightenment and wisdom that exceeds anything in this material world.

So how do you find this place of present moment awareness? It requires time alone, solitude. It could look like meditation, yoga, walking alone in nature, listening soulfully to soft music, or breathing slowly and deeply. Focusing on your breath as you breathe in deeply and release slowly can help you relax and move into quietness.

But what constitutes the life of many people? Noise; TV; Surrounded by people; Sports; Work; Busyness; Family - all requiring your time and energy and leaving no alone time for you. And to complete all the above mentioned tasks, you probably find yourself multitasking, which keeps you actively absent from mindfulness. And while you are allowing all of these activities to monopolize your time and life, you are usually whirling through the activities without the awareness of what you are doing. It simply becomes a habit or conditioned responses to life.

What if…you let the dishes go until later and sat on your porch or deck and watched the sun set…or laid in your hammock and watched the leaves rustling ever so slightly as a gentle breeze wafts through them…or if you actually got up 15 minutes earlier so you could start your day with a quiet or mediation time. And maybe, if you took the time, you could actually lean over and drink in the luscious fragrance of the roses in your garden, appreciating their delicate beauty, rather than shooting a quick glimpse as you hurriedly drive down your driveway to your next destination.

While it is necessary that we pay attention to life, family, work, friends, and time for fun, we need to pay attention to

s, we give away our power to all of them. The powerful person is one who goes inward to search for truth and answers by connecting to Spirit. In this place you find enlightenment and wisdom that exceeds anything in this material world.

So how do you find this place of present moment awareness? It requires time alone, solitude. It could look like meditation, yoga, walking alone in nature, listening soulfully to soft music, or breathing slowly and deeply. Focusing on your breath as you breathe in deeply and release slowly can help you relax and move into quietness.

But what constitutes the life of many people? Noise; TV; Surrounded by people; Sports; Work; Busyness; Family - all requiring your time and energy and leaving no alone time for you. And to complete all the above mentioned tasks, you probably find yourself multitasking, which keeps you actively absent from mindfulness. And while you are allowing all of these activities to monopolize your time and life, you are usually whirling through the activities without the awareness of what you are doing. It simply becomes a habit or conditioned responses to life.

What if…you let the dishes go until later and sat on your porch or deck and watched the sun set…or laid in your hammock and watched the leaves rustling ever so slightly as a gentle breeze wafts through them…or if you actually got up 15 minutes earlier so you could start your day with a quiet or mediation time. And maybe, if you took the time, you could actually lean over and drink in the luscious fragrance of the roses in your garden, appreciating their delicate beauty, rather than shooting a quick glimpse as you hurriedly drive down your driveway to your next destination.

While it is necessary that we pay attention to life, family, work, friends, and time for fun, we need to pay attention to

g all of these activities to monopolize your time and life, you are usually whirling through the activities without the awareness of what you are doing. It simply becomes a habit or conditioned responses to life.

What if…you let the dishes go until later and sat on your porch or deck and watched the sun set…or laid in your hammock and watched the leaves rustling ever so slightly as a gentle breeze wafts through them…or if you actually got up 15 minutes earlier so you could start your day with a quiet or mediation time. And maybe, if you took the time, you could actually lean over and drink in the luscious fragrance of the roses in your garden, appreciating their delicate beauty, rather than shooting a quick glimpse as you hurriedly drive down your driveway to your next destination.

While it is necessary that we pay attention to life, family, work, friends, and time for fun, we need to pay attention to balancing life. This means taking time for ourselves, to nurture our spirit and expand our vision through time alone without doing – simply being in the present moment. And in order to live in the present moment, we must let go of the control seat and detach from the outcome. Here we are living in a present moment awareness that tells us all is well and everything is perfect. Not only does stress disappear in this place, but we become mindful of who we are and the power within us.

I applaud you for taking the time to read this article, and my goal with these words is to remind you, that your life is a precious gift which is meant to be lived in total joy. A joyful existence can only occur when you find time to be in the present moment. Close your eyes right now and take a deep breath in. Slowly release that breath and let it go gently. Do this another time or two and feel your body relax as you allow your thoughts to slip away. You are moving into experiencing who you truly are.