For all time I’ve wanted my life to feel easy and it’s been anything but . . .
Until now. Until now because I choose to be present. Being absolutely present, in this moment, with no thoughts of the past or the future, or forming any judgments of anything whatsoever, means life is flowing and simple. Just flowing from one moment to the next.
At times I’m left wondering, is it really this simple? Can life really be so pleasant? Without concern for the future, or guilt and regret of the past, it can. I mindfully remind myself what is required:
NO JUDGMENT OF ANYTHING There is no right or wrong. Everything is unfolding as it should. Everything.
THE PAST IS PART OF THE PRESENT What happened in the past happened in order to bring you to this place now. Wiser, calmer, stronger, and closer to acceptance of who you truly are (wholeness)
THE FUTURE WILL UNFOLD AS IT WILL NO MATTER WHAT You can seek to influence the future and your energy will be wasted. Instead, stop your vain attempts to control events and/or people. Conserve your energy for improved alertness and awareness of the present moment now.
Whenever life’s challenges feel disproportionate and I feel like I’m suffering I must remind myself of the above
It’s said that suffering is a choice and it can take a very long time to understand this. Being predominantly present and mindful of thoughts and actions brings this into sharp focus. Suffering is created through a lack of awareness. When we are unaware of how we’re creating our suffering it continues. The cessation of suffering occurs when we see how our thoughts and actions generate it. And yes, it really is this simple. So simple, in fact, that it can take a lifetime to realise it.
Cease suffering, and believe life can be beautiful, through learning mindfulness through meditation. And then all we must do is practice.
“Of course you have a right to suffer but as practitioners you do not have the right to not practice” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Practising Mindfulness 
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