Now In This Moment

We have finally put my favourite print on the wall in our bedroom - it is a photo of Cronulla at sunrise.  I love that I see this photo when I first wake up in the morning.  I feel Inspired to get up and get outdoors and get down to the beach when I see this photo.

I get up earlier than normal and I am Happy to receive this message by email -
"There is nothing more important than what you are experiencing Right Now In This Moment." Amir Zoghi

"Nothing Kathryn, nothing.  Absolutely nothing can be more important than what you are experiencing in this moment.  Because there is nothing but this moment, anything you perceive to experience outside of this moment are simply thoughts, a thought from memory or a thought of the future.  This moment is real; anything else is only a shadow of this moment.  Where are you living Kathryn?  In life or in its shadows? The Universe"  

I love these words - this is a great basis of an Intention to carry with me today - especially, consciously on my morning Walk.  I become a witness to myself - observing my own self - it is interesting.  I notice that my mind is so active - so active.  By being a witness to myself, I am able to catch myself each time the Overthinker part of me comes onto the stage - often I am in the moment - and then I will see something that catches my heart and my attention and it may send me back into the past or into thoughts of the future.  For example I see an older couple walking together, hand in hand - and it is a lovely sight - of course it makes me think about love and relationships.  Or I just start thinking about my Coaching Business and what needs to get done this week.  And by being a Witness and Observer to myself, I am able to consciously choose the focus of my energy.  As soon as I am aware that I am moving away from this present moment, I imagine a Stop sign and then I bring myself back to the current moment - being aware of the sounds and sights Now In This Moment.

I love being outdoors, I love the surprises that the outdoors brings - such as this family of ducks.  I see them every morning.  And just as I imagined the Stop sign this morning - I enjoy seeing the ducks today.

I love being at the beach this morning.  As usual I love seeing everyone so active.  I am especially, as always, impressed with the ocean swimmers - watching them swimming at this time of year, while I am layered up with a tracksuit.  I am very Inspired.  I would love to be able to embrace swimming as my sport - I've often thought about being a brave ocean swimmer - yet I just feel the cold (so much).  And yet I am Inspired - perhaps I will start this Goal in Spring.  For now I will just watch the swimmers with admiration.

I just love being out in the sunshine.  I could walk all day.  And yet today I go to work, where I also hold onto the Intention to be Now In This Moment.  This is one of my Goals - to be Present.  My Strategy is to be an Observer to myself, so that I am more consciously aware.  And also by using the image of the Stop sign - this helps to bring me back to the Now - this is a good tool if I get lost in thoughts of my past or start worrying about my future.

I am reminded of a great quote that I saw the other day 

- "Today everything is possible, yesterday has gone"

Tonight I listened to a Webinar by Kristen Hansen - Mind Mastery - it was fantastic.  Kristen talks about being a Director of your thinking - that you are the Director and you can think about your thinking (meta-thinking - being an Observer) where you know you are not your thoughts, and you have a Choice about the thoughts that are helpful and that you can choose to keep or drop your thoughts.  Kristen talks about the difference between Narrative Circuitry (the busy mind, the constant chatting) versus the Direct Experience, where we are in the moment (Now In This Moment), in tune with the senses of the moment, Mindfulness - where we hear the birds singing.  I loved hearing this in the Webinar - especially since I loved hearing the birds singing this morning.

I loved the Webinar.  I love knowledge.  I am Passionate about being the best Coach I can be for my Clients - and that involves a Commitment to my own growth and continued learning.  And in my personal and professional life, I am always committed to my Mission to Spread The Yellow.  By being in the Now and by being totally Present, I have a knowing that I will be presented with so many wonderful opportunities to love and to serve.