Being in the now and being in the self.

You and I are what we are, who we are, and where we are right now. Not yesterday, not tomorrow. You and I live in the present, not in the future, in whatever domain of life we consider.

Look at yourself. Or more to the point, look at your Self.

You and I are not what others think we are, not who others think we are, but who we, you and I individually, think we are.

Pay no attention to others’ opinions. Pay no attention to the ‘norm’, and pay no attention to aspirations others may thrust upon you.

Just be you as you are now.

Of course, things may change, but not as a result of anything coming from ‘outside’. Only you or I can change ourselves, and only if we desire so to do.

Who we are, what we are, where we are is our decision, yours and mine individually.

It’s our personal decision to be who we are now.

Our ‘self’ is our domain. No one else’s, and you and I must not allow anyone or anything else (unless we make a fully conscious decision without external influence) to change it.

At the same time, where we are is NOW – always.

In this precious moment, you and I are who we are, where we are now. It’s where our focus must lie in every moment of our lives.

On too many occasions, you and I are distracted away from ‘Now’ for one ‘reason’ or another, where we’ve been in the past, or where we’re going, or have an ambition to go, or perhaps a fear of going.

You and I often use far too much of our lives in speculation, sometimes positive, but usually negative, about where we ‘want’ to go next and ‘what might happen’. Similarly, we contemplate the past, sometimes thinking, “If only I’d” done this or that, things might be different, or usually better in my life.

But you didn’t do those things, so you are where you are now, and you cannot change it in the ‘Now’.

You and I live on a timeline. Once it’s done, it’s done, and we cannot change it.

You and I cannot change the ‘past’, and we have no control over the future. It all depends on where we are NOW, who we are NOW, and what we do NOW.

There’s no way you or I can change either the past or have influence over the future unless we focus on what we do right NOW.

Live in the NOW, nowhere else.

Oh yes – of course ‘Now’ has now gone and every moment you and I are in a ‘new Now’! (More about this in the video)