Every day, most of us live our lives on autopilot.
We go through our routines without any conscious thoughts or awareness of what we are doing at that particular moment. Our minds would usually be somewhere else, be it in the past or the future. But mostly never on the present.
As such, we are living in a world of non-awareness. We wake up in the morning, brush our teeth and shower while planning what we will do for the day. We dress thinking about the meeting that we will have at the office. We eat breakfast with our children quickly to get out of the door so that we will not be late for work. We commute to work with our minds wandering somewhere else. And that happens throughout the whole day until you go to sleep. Being on autopilot is like being a zombie - your mind is not really there with your body.
STOP!!
By living on autopilot, we misses the most important moments - the Present. We deprive ourselves of the magical moments of the Present. We do not see the beautiful colors that Mother Nature has blessed us with. We miss the beautiful songs of the birds and the transient beauty surrounding us.
And because we keep missing the Present, at the end of the day, we wondered what we have accomplished, why there is never enough hours in the day for us to do what we need to do.
So, we need to develop the awareness to live in the Present. Observe your thoughts and make sure that it does not wander aimlessly when you are doing whatever you have on hand. If you are having a shower, be aware of the cool water flowing on your skin. When you are combing your hair, feel the comb running though your hair. When you are eating your breakfast, savour the texture, the taste and the sensation of the food in your mouth.
Be Here Now.
When you do this, you will find the pleasure of really living and being alive during every moment of your life. You will find the wonder of the mundane things that you do and come away with a more indepth appreciation of what you are doing. Your relationships with the people around you, your family and friends will deepen as you are Present for all of them. Consequently, your life will be enriched with many meaningful moments and beauty.
All because you are living in the Present and the Now. Please, live an awakened life...
"The mind is incomprehensible and exceedingly subtle. It wanders wherever it desires. Therefore, let the wise watch over their minds. A well-guarded mind brings contentment."
We go through our routines without any conscious thoughts or awareness of what we are doing at that particular moment. Our minds would usually be somewhere else, be it in the past or the future. But mostly never on the present.
As such, we are living in a world of non-awareness. We wake up in the morning, brush our teeth and shower while planning what we will do for the day. We dress thinking about the meeting that we will have at the office. We eat breakfast with our children quickly to get out of the door so that we will not be late for work. We commute to work with our minds wandering somewhere else. And that happens throughout the whole day until you go to sleep. Being on autopilot is like being a zombie - your mind is not really there with your body.
STOP!!
By living on autopilot, we misses the most important moments - the Present. We deprive ourselves of the magical moments of the Present. We do not see the beautiful colors that Mother Nature has blessed us with. We miss the beautiful songs of the birds and the transient beauty surrounding us.
And because we keep missing the Present, at the end of the day, we wondered what we have accomplished, why there is never enough hours in the day for us to do what we need to do.
So, we need to develop the awareness to live in the Present. Observe your thoughts and make sure that it does not wander aimlessly when you are doing whatever you have on hand. If you are having a shower, be aware of the cool water flowing on your skin. When you are combing your hair, feel the comb running though your hair. When you are eating your breakfast, savour the texture, the taste and the sensation of the food in your mouth.
Be Here Now.
When you do this, you will find the pleasure of really living and being alive during every moment of your life. You will find the wonder of the mundane things that you do and come away with a more indepth appreciation of what you are doing. Your relationships with the people around you, your family and friends will deepen as you are Present for all of them. Consequently, your life will be enriched with many meaningful moments and beauty.
All because you are living in the Present and the Now. Please, live an awakened life...
"The mind is incomprehensible and exceedingly subtle. It wanders wherever it desires. Therefore, let the wise watch over their minds. A well-guarded mind brings contentment."
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