Present Moment Resolutions

While living in the present moment is undeniable truth, planning is part of the practical reality of life.

Without spending overlong moments indulging in regret, applying old lessons learned to new circumstances can improve your life.

Here in the present moment.
That is, if you choose to look at the past as helpful teacher.
Rather than punishing tyrant.

Looking into the future can help guide your present moments when seen as possibility.
A sort of glimpse at one of the many potential outcomes to help create your overall legacy.

It can be like enjoying both the inner vision you hold of the painting as you flesh it out on the canvas.
You refer to your preliminary sketches as naturally as you focus on your brush strokes.

Be Open to the Gift of the Present Moment

Such are my thoughts,. While sending this belated but warm message of love in celebration of the turning of our calendar.

Be happy.
Be well.

And be open to accept life’s gifts – as easily as you give of yourself!

…any resolution that involves you making decisions about long-range upcoming behavior reinforces the self-defeating notion of living in the future rather than in the present moment.~Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

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And here the precious dust is layd;
Whose purely temper’d Clay was made
So fine, that it the guest betray’d.

Else the soule grew so fast within,
It broke the outward shell of sinne,
And so was hatch’d a Cherubin.

~Thomas Carew

Many of you may know that I recently moved, but maybe not that I’m living in the same neighborhood or that I’ve been here for the last 12 years. I’d gotten to know a few of my neighbors who were more settled than the mostly transient population of our village. Of those I knew by name, I’ve admired Phyllis a great deal.

Phyllis had created a fairy kingdom of a home, a loving project that spanned a half century or so. Her cottage looks like something from the English countryside. She tended a rare and unique moss in her yard. Her graceful trees sheltered choruses of birds making nests and heralding the passing hours, night and day. Her roof was thatch shingled, and I often swore I’d just seen what had to have been elves or pixies peeking about the rocks or bushes.

And so over the years Phyllis and I would exchange greetings, passing each other coming and going on our morning walks — she always walking more briskly, though I am not known to stroll. Or I’d stop to say hello and admire her handiwork while she gardened, which was almost all the time.

One day, instead of Phyllis, I saw a stranger watering the lawn. I stopped to inquire about my neighbor, for never have I seen another tending her lawn. I learned that it was a friend; it was she who had worried when her ring went unanswered, and it was her lot to find Phyllis out back where she’d been tending her secret garden. Phyllis was 90.

Her passing naturally affects me. It makes me wonder too. How many of us choose to really live, each active and happy in our own garden of life? How many times have we passed on the joys of the moment, choosing instead to put them off for a more ‘appropriate’ time?

I was privileged to have known Phyllis, who always inspired me. Not with her words. She wasn’t much for conversation. But she taught through the magic she created in our neighborhood. And she always struck me, not as someone who lived to die. No, her legacy was loving life enough to have died, truly living.

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Finding meaning in your purpose for life

Meaning of life

“What’s really important in life? Sitting on a beach? Looking at television eight hours a day? I think we have to appreciate that we’re alive for only a limited period of time, and we’ll spend most of our lives working.

That being the case, I believe one of the most important priorities is to do whatever we do as well as we can. We should take pride in that.”

~Victor Kiam

Whenever you hear the term ‘life purpose‘, what comes to mind? Note any juxtaposition of thought and feeling that may come up. Maybe you feel you are not doing something grand enough to qualify for a life purpose.

What is more grand than being happy in your own skin, doing what you do with love. Even if at times you have to dig back down inside to that core, to recapture that love.

At your core is the blueprint of your being–that is your higher purpose.

It is within you, and has always been. It’s the subtle voice (or the louder voice of immediate circumstance) that reminds you of the very guiding principles you have adopted along your journey through life. That you get to put to the test, right here and now. Where you are.

But what if things seem more than you can change?

Past limitations may be thought of as being ‘placed on you’. It may be that certain limiting factors do exist.

But they can also be used by your internal guidance system that reminds you that you can use anything in your world–any circumstance or condition, any environment–to train or condition you. To make yourself more resilient. To become what you really want to be, just by being who you really are.

Think about your own resilience, and what you can do to nurture it.

Spiritual resilience is not being hardened to the point where you ignore or deny circumstance. But using your most challenging life experiences, like the akido warrior who uses humor and flexibility, to respond and–if necessary–remake yourself.

You can refit yourself to meet new challenges by going even deeper inside than you have before.

Past the outer or ego voice that agrees with the conventional thought about either the times or particular circumstances like yours. Past the supposed elephant-like memory that reminds you of times when things seemed insurmountable, but somehow forgets to emphasize how you rose to the occasion. To that stratosphere past the point where any weariness tried to convince you “it’s no use”.

Yes, down to the core of your being that knows only love and encouragement for you, and holds the lantern to show you a new way.

What inspires you to have absolute faith in this higher guidance?

You have vast resources–of experience and wisdom. Of following love’s light. Of going to the core of your power, your spiritual reserves, and using them to refine your being and better meet its experience in the world.

It has helped you and may be ofhelp others. Someone may be waiting to hear from you here at this blog. I welcome your comments.

No one knows when their time comes, but everyone knows that this life is transitory. But what if you are looking at how to create your legacy, and just don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you do have some ideas, but would like a solid base.

If this is something you have thought about but not taken action, you may need direction. Just decide, first of all, that you can start where you are — no matter what you’re doing now.You could begin by simply assessing just where things stand now, being honest and using it to show you where you would like to be.

And then decide that, whatever it takes, you will come up with a secure plan, to not only ensure that your new life works out, but to give you a sense of stability. And also the inspiration, that you will be fulfilled with your new life.

The truth is, you can decide to make any changes you like. But if you have resistance, even if you want change, here are some ideas from a program I recommend. It can help you with creating successful new life strategies.

The titles in this CD audio series are:

• Programming Yourself for Success
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While you are thinking about your own life, and if you are looking for inspiration, I recommend this YouTube video of a really good lecture.

He knew he was dying and yet he gave the speech of his life

Randy Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture on September 18, 2007. His speech, entitled ‘Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams’, was recorded at Carnegie Mellon University where he taught.

This is the full length version of his speech. It’s long, yet well worth the investment of your time to hear it.