<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nI\u2019ve discovered that I have greater success with living life in the present moment when I remove judgment from what I\u2019m experiencing. Rather than making an event a bad or a good experience, I find myself being in the \u201cisness\u201d of the moment; that is, what I\u2019m feeling is much more helpful than why it isn\u2019t what I think it should be. This is called allowing rather than resisting what is. Even if I wish to change the moment, it\u2019s far more useful to allow it without any judgment and then notice everything I can about it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe more I stay out of my good-thought\/bad-thought routine, the more I\u2019m able to just be with it. I love to observe the instant without any judgment. Birds simply allow whatever comes their way, no matter if the wind picks up or the rain comes, and I work at being like one of those fabulous creatures. The way I do so is to ask myself this question: \u201cWhat\u2019s happening right here and right now, independent of my opinion about it?\u201d Then I notice all that I can take in\u2014the sky, the wind, the sounds, the light, the insects, the temperature, the people, the judgments\u2026everything. I stay free of opinions and just let myself be. In these moments, I don\u2019t need an excuse or an explanation for anything.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nEven while I sit here and write, I\u2019m practicing being present and simply allowing the words to flow though my heart to my hand and onto the page with a total absence of judgment. And when I eat my lunch, I work at just being present in a state of gratitude for my food and the experience of eating, rather than using those moments to think about all that I have to do in the evening or passing judgment on the taste, color, or smell of my lunch experience. I try to keep in mind that whenever I react against any form that life takes in the present moment, I\u2019m treating the now as some kind of impediment or even as my enemy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAs a child you knew how to be totally present. I encourage you to become an observer of little unspoiled children. Notice how they don\u2019t react to every little disturbance in their world and how they\u2019re in the moment, and then in the next moment, and so on. You can use this kind of non-judgment to practice your new explanation-free identity. Total immersion in the present, without judging\u2014that is, simply allowing yourself to be\u2014is a great way to rid yourself of these long-held thinking habits that I\u2019m calling \u201cexcuses.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBe without judgment and you\u2019ll never feel the need for some tiresome excuse to use up your precious seconds, such as \u201cI\u2019m too old\u201d or \u201cIt will take a long time\u201d or \u201cIt will be too difficult.\u201d Instead, you\u2019ll be in the now, welcoming your constant present-moment companion, your Source of being, which knows nothing of excuses and doesn\u2019t know how to be anyplace but here, now. As one of my spiritual predecessors, Dale Carnegie, once wrote: \u201cOne of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon\u2014instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBecome one in the present moment with all of the roses that show up in your life. Stay present: every second, every minute, and every hour. Every day of your life is full of present moments of infinite value. You won\u2019t find God yesterday or tomorrow\u2014your Source is always only here, now.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i57.photobucket.com\/albums\/g208\/ammango\/angel_love\/today\/2004820w2qnao80np.jpg\")
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nLove & Light,
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