Are you awake in this world or asleep?
I am reading another of the wonderful enlightening books by Thom Hartman this week titled, "The Prophets Way." In it I have been reminded of more of the teachings I received while with The Osage Woman, Shaman. When I began my studies with her I was in a state of severe depression that threatened to take me out of here. I have been in this state before many times and my angels always bring me back. Well In this book by Thom I was reminded what exactly it means to be awake. In his studies with Herr Muller he too learned that most people spend most of their lives asleep functioning on auto pilot so to speak. His descriptive theme has been that "most people walk through life in a state of somnambulance, oblivious to the very real "now" all around them"
Have you ever noticed how often you run on auto pilot and go an entire day before pausing for a moment to look around and notice where and when you are? HOW OFTEN CAN YOU SAY YOU ARE REALLY AWARE OF BEING AWAKE AND ALIVE AND PRESENT IN THIS MOMENT WITHOUT THE DISTRACTION OF YOUR THOUGHTS OF THE PAST OR THE FUTURE CROWDING IN TO TAKE OVER YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE MOMENT?
Often we are thinking of the past or the future that is only moments past or in the future, judging and evaluating it and wondering what we are going to do or say next. Thom says that when this happens, "whether thinking of what happened two minutes ago or twenty years ago the effect is the same, we"re not awake." "To be awake, Herr Muller says, is to know that you are alive and to feel the presence of God in this moment" Doing this brings a powerful spiritual energy into life.
Try being alive for a few moments right now. Spend some time lingering with each of your five senses as you move through them and for a moment be right here with, not separate from, your place and totally present in the moment.
There are many jewels of wisdom in this book.
One thing it reminded me of was that when I was at the deepest depression of my life I was always living in the dream world of my past and the pain I suffered there. I was dwelling in past experiences, unable to forgive ,unable to forget, unable to move on. Unable to see the great creator in anything not even in myself. I was lost in the fog of my memories held captive by them.
To heal and come to life again I had to learn to practice being present in the now, seeing life and creator in everything around and in me.
This weeks storm reminded me once again just how little control we have over the past or the future and how to bless the moments as they come. All my senses were heightened and I was very aware of the wonderful and powerful creator of this world. After the storm I was very aware of the incredible smell of the fir trees where I live and marveled in the fact that I so often do not notice this wonder. What does your world smell like right now?
Have you ever noticed how often you run on auto pilot and go an entire day before pausing for a moment to look around and notice where and when you are? HOW OFTEN CAN YOU SAY YOU ARE REALLY AWARE OF BEING AWAKE AND ALIVE AND PRESENT IN THIS MOMENT WITHOUT THE DISTRACTION OF YOUR THOUGHTS OF THE PAST OR THE FUTURE CROWDING IN TO TAKE OVER YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE MOMENT?
Often we are thinking of the past or the future that is only moments past or in the future, judging and evaluating it and wondering what we are going to do or say next. Thom says that when this happens, "whether thinking of what happened two minutes ago or twenty years ago the effect is the same, we"re not awake." "To be awake, Herr Muller says, is to know that you are alive and to feel the presence of God in this moment" Doing this brings a powerful spiritual energy into life.
Try being alive for a few moments right now. Spend some time lingering with each of your five senses as you move through them and for a moment be right here with, not separate from, your place and totally present in the moment.
There are many jewels of wisdom in this book.
One thing it reminded me of was that when I was at the deepest depression of my life I was always living in the dream world of my past and the pain I suffered there. I was dwelling in past experiences, unable to forgive ,unable to forget, unable to move on. Unable to see the great creator in anything not even in myself. I was lost in the fog of my memories held captive by them.
To heal and come to life again I had to learn to practice being present in the now, seeing life and creator in everything around and in me.
This weeks storm reminded me once again just how little control we have over the past or the future and how to bless the moments as they come. All my senses were heightened and I was very aware of the wonderful and powerful creator of this world. After the storm I was very aware of the incredible smell of the fir trees where I live and marveled in the fact that I so often do not notice this wonder. What does your world smell like right now?
posted by Eileen | 5:59 PM
1 Comments:
Good reminders, Eileen. I'm going to have to read this book. These last few days have been rather jumbled, thinking to the future, so it is very timely for me now.
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