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The Art Of Being Here Now
It’s been a miserable hot and humid summer here. Even
my sunflower has lost its energy under the weight of the brutal sunrays and
thick ass, suffocating air.
We
haven’t been able to work on the RV in weeks now.
However, we have continued to get things for it (flooring to install, lumber to
build shelves, etc.), so when it cools off next month we’ll be able to finish renovating
the inside.
In the meantime, while we lounge in our perfect
climate control abode, we’re practicing to be here now—in the moment.
Tomorrow doesn’t exist.
What exist is right now.
-But the human brain gets in the way. The pestilent child emerges and wants to be
entertained.
It loves drama, so worrisome or stressful thoughts run
rampant through the mind.
"What
if we can’t get done with everything before winter?"
"There’s
a lot of shit to still do."
"It
figures. We buy an RV, and this summer has been the hottest and most miserable
one since we’ve been here (12+ yrs.). WTF?"
"I’ve
been tired a lot lately and I’ve had a headache every day. What if it’s cancer?"
"That
guy the other day was such an asshole. If he ever crosses my path again and is
a dick to me, like he was to the poor cashier at the grocery store, I’ll tell
him to fuck off (a scene plays out of that situation happening)."
See what I mean? The
brain thrives off of that shit. It’ll create outlandish scenarios because
it wants to be entertained, and most importantly, it’s a protection mechanism
that’s hardwired into us.
What
helps silence the mind?
-Meditation.
-Focusing on the moment and your surroundings.
-And when the pestilent child bombards you with bogus
thoughts, recognize them, and then push them aside.
This takes a lot of practice. It's an art, but the more you do it the easier it’ll be and a lot happier and
enlightened you’ll become.
The other day Kevin told me he read this quote that I
found amusing:
“I
have lived with several Zen master—all of them cats.”—Eckhart Tolle
Wow. I’ve been living with a Zen master for eleven
years and didn’t even know it. :)
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