Wednesday, December 31, 2014

NEW YEARS EVE REFLECTIONS~ Being Present to What Is As It Is

                 VIBRANT HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK~ New Year's Eve, 2014
                                   Reflection on Being at Ease with What Is.

Hello all. As I sit on this New Year's Eve morning, many posts have been made about making or not making resolutions for the New Year. I am left with this simple yet ever challenging proposal.
What if we truly accepted what is, as it is, in each moment? 

What if we experienced each moment unfolding through the eyes of divine spirit and not through the perception of ego and its never ending tendency to judge and separate? What if? Could you? Would you? What if the path to true happiness was actually already here just waiting for us to stop splitting our experiences up into the good the bad and the ugly? What if the only step we needed to take to open to this reality is to stop reaching for some illusive definition of happiness outside of us? What if we took deep breaths in each and every moment as a cue to stay present to what is unfolding right in front of us , and experience life as it is?

This sounds so radically simple that our egos will surely hit the reject button stating this is too simple to be true. The TRUTH is THAT SIMPLE. 'What we are seeking we already are' is a famous Zen quote. The only way to even notice that is to radically STOP splitting our experiences and attention up into various mental and emotional forms of judgement, complaint, separation and distraction. The lens by which we choose to perceive life through determines all of our experiences. If its the lens of ego we are limited. If its through the lens of spirit, we are infinite.

When we practice actually being present to what is, as it is, in the moment, an amazing phenomena occurs with the egoic mind. It begins to get quiet and an innate sense of intuitive clarity begins to emerge and experienced. We connect to spirit to the degree we disconnect from ego. How? Breath by breath, moment by moment. By making the choice to truly accept what is unfolding as it is in each and every moment, we begin to dissolve the illusive veil of ego that had us believing we were a compilation of lack and flaws fueling our ever present anxiety to self improve . This is the crux that drives New Year's resolutions and we know they have the staying power of roughly 2 weeks before our egos resume their conditioned patterns of stagnation and status quo. Know this, egos hate change and loss of control!

What we begin to get a glimpse of when we stay present to what is unfolding, as it is and truly accept it, is our true Self which is one of divine light and consciousness. Where true abundance and prosperity expresses itself through our integrated presence. Where we shine with the truth of our being as a reflection of the unity of all things. Where we orient our lives through the eyes of spirit, the divine, the creator of all that is, God, call it what you may.

     It all begins with a simple choice. Breathe deep, stay present to what is unfolding
, moment to moment and truly accept things as they are.Pay Attention. What you give attention grows! Notice what you are enthusiastic about and what nourishes you deeply and honor those things daily.  Be deeply present to what is unfolding right in front of your eyes. 

  The Buddha said we do not need to seek some enlightened teacher, our teacher is literally right under our noses! "What we are seeking, we already are. "When we make that shift to align with the truth of our Being and the truth of reality, we also begin to powerfully align with our dharma, our unique gifts we are here to give to this world. Our True Self's calling is to be one of service to others and to the planet.

Blessings for a beautiful year ahead of breathing deeply and being present moment to moment.

" A sense of natural ease and happiness is there simply because we've opened entirely to the way things actually are" - Adyashanti

Namaste
Anne Christine

Photo: VIBRANT HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK~ New Year's Eve, 2014
 Reflection on Being at Ease with What Is.
   Hello all. As I sit on this New Year's Eve morning, many posts have been made about making or not making resolutions for the New Year. I am left with this simple yet ever challenging proposal. 
 What if we truly accepted what is, as it is, in each moment? 

  What if we experienced each moment unfolding through the eyes of divine spirit and not through the perception of ego and its never ending tendency to judge and separate? What if? Could you? Would you? What if the path to true happiness was actually already here just waiting for  us to stop splitting our experiences up into the good the bad and the ugly? What if the only step we needed to take to open to this reality is to stop reaching for some illusive definition of happiness outside of us? What if we took deep breaths in each and every moment as a cue to stay present to what is unfolding right in front of us , and experience life as it is?  

  This sounds so  radically simple that our egos will surely hit the reject button stating this is too simple to be true. The TRUTH is THAT SIMPLE. 'What we are seeking we already are' is a famous Zen quote. The only way to even notice that is to radically STOP splitting our experiences and attention up into various mental and emotional forms of judgement, complaint, separation and distraction The lens by which we choose to perceive life through determines all of our experiences. If its the lens of ego we are limited. If its through the lens of spirit, we are infinite.

 When we practice actually being present to what is, as it is, in the moment, an amazing phenomena occurs with the egoic mind. It begins to get quiet and an innate sense of intuitive clarity begins to emerge and  experienced. We connect to spirit to the degree we disconnect from ego. How?  Breath by breath, moment by moment. By making the choice to  truly accept what is unfolding as it is in each and every moment, we  begin to dissolve the illusive veil of ego that had us believing we were a compilation of lack and flaws fueling our ever present anxiety to self improve .  This is the crux that drives New Year's resolutions and we know they have the staying power  of roughly 2 weeks before our egos resume their conditioned patterns of stagnation and status quo. Know this, egos hate change and loss of control!

 What we begin to get a glimpse of when we stay present to what is unfolding as it is and truly accept it,  is our true Self which is one of divine light and consciousness. Where true abundance and prosperity expresses itself through our integrated presence. Where we shine with the truth of our being as an reflection of the unity of all things
. 
 It all begins with a simple choice.  Breathe deep, stay present to what is unfolding, moment to moment and truly accept things as they are.Pay Attention. What you give attention grows! Be deeply present to what is unfolding right in front of your eyes. The Buddha said we do not need to seek some enlightened teacher, our teacher is literally right under our noses!  "What we are seeking, we already are. "When we make that shift to align with the truth of our Being and the truth of reality, we also begin to powerfully align with our dharma, our unique gifts we are here to give to this world. Our True Self's calling is to be one of service to others and  to the planet. 

  Blessings for a beautiful year ahead of breathing deeply and  being present  moment to moment.

" A sense of natural ease and happiness is there simply because we've opened entirely to the way things actually are" - Adyashanti

 Namaste
 Anne Christine

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