I am reading a book called "Ordinary Magic" by John Welwood that is very much about living in the present moment, so far, in a very meditative way. He speaks of coming back to focusing on the breath when we find ourselves caught up in mental distractions, and then separating ourselves from our thoughts and emotions, coming back to a place of just being aware. It helps us to discover the difference between thinking and just being and makes us fully available to the power and truth that can be found in the present moment.
A favorite quote is...
“Meditation is a gateway to this open dimension. The more we sit with our present experiencing, the more we find that it is brimming with energy and clarity. Everything is happening here, and only here: the feelings in our body, the nourishment of the breath, the textures of our thought, the desire to live more fully, the pain of our disappointments, the speed of our busyness, the love we feel for another, the play of the wind in the trees. When we relax our attempt to get a hold on life, we start to appreciate the richness contained in the simplest things.”
I wonder how much more rich the experiences in each day could be, how emotionally available we could be, and how much more in line with our inner truths we would live if we practiced the power of the present moment.
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