There is a lot of confusion about living in the Now.
 
If we live in the Now, does that mean we forget our past? Does that mean we stop planning for our future?
 
No.
 
Living in the present moment means being aware of all times: past, present, future, and understanding that we inhabit all times simultaneously.
 
So, when you are thinking of the past, what you are actually doing, is going to the past and having the past, that particular parallel Universe or simultaneous reality, happen to you Now.
 
If you are planning for the future, what you are actually doing is going to that future possibility, that particular parallel Universe or simultaneous reality, and you are having that future happen to you Now.
 
There is no difference.
Past. Present. Future.
All simultaneous and instantaneous.
 
Whatever you’re thinking about: memory or possibility, is where you really are being Now 
 
One way to focus on present reality or present Now, is to consider what your body is experiencing.
 
When we are walking in the woods and our minds wander to the past or future, we can recall our present reality by returning to the body: feeling the air on our skin, seeing the sun slant through the trees.
 
It isn’t wrong to think of the past, or plan for the future.
Sliding through all the timelines is a very valid way to live.
 
However, to be in the present moment is extremely enjoyable: to drop out of past and future thought, and simply pay exquisite attention to the magic that is right in front of us.

There are times in each person’s life when everything is going well: things come relativity easily, and there is an abiding sense of joy.
 
Those perfect days, when you’re sailing down the river of life without even needing to paddle—this is Flow state.
 
Whenever things are easy, effortless, joyous, you know you are in flow. And whenever you’re in Flow, you’re on the right path.
 
When you’re not in Flow: when things are stick, tricky, chaotic and dramatic, you are being asked to look at how you are moving in the world.
 
Another approach is better.
 
Easy, effortless, joyful, calm… these are the emotions of being on the right path.
 
If you aren’t sure where you are headed, or if everything seems confusing, or if you know you’re going somewhere but you don’t know how to get there…check your Flow state.
 
Do whatever’s easiest.
Do whatever’s effortless.
Don’t do anything and see what happens.
Wait for further instructions.
 
Totally let go of outcome, and let the Universe lead.
 
Flow state always trumps blocked states, as change is our way of being. Choose what’s easy, effortless and joyful, and let go of the need to push the river.
 
The Universe has things well in hand.

Just as we can connect in to all the aspects of the Universe via meditation, so too can we use this process to heal our body.
 
We can connect in with every aspect of our body in meditation, right down to the cellular level.
 
When we are in communication with the different systems in our body, we can ask them what they need. Sometimes the responses are physical, sometimes they emotional, sometimes they are energetic.
 
When we communicate with our body, we can learn what our body needs to stay healthy, and to heal.
 
If you aren’t sure how to do this, you might just start by talking to your various body systems. Talk to your heart, both your emotional and your physical heart, and ask it how it’s doing. Talk to your knees and ask them. Talk to your brain. And so on: just ask all the body parts, and all the body systems, and then go deeper and ask the cells.
 
You will be very surprised that your body has a voice, and that your body has many voices, and all of these voices are a resounding chorus, that will inform you completely of what changes or support are needed.
 
Your body is not separate from you. Ask it what it needs, as you would ask an old friend.

We don’t need to manifest miracles. We simply need to notice them as they show up.
 
Billions of miracles are happening in every moment; when we begin to pay exquisite attention to absolutely everything, we soon see our life is miracle-filled.
 
Our mind/personality ego may think it wants or needs a specific miracle to make us happy, but this is not so.
 
When we open to the miracle of every moment—really open to it—we are filled with a sense of grace and wonder.
 
The simple act of noticing Now will fill us completely.
 
Remember: you don’t have to notice Now in the present moment only. Now also includes the past, such as with memories and remembrance, and the future, such as what we are dreaming, manifesting and creating.
 
It’s always Now: wherever we put our consciousness is our Now.
 
So if you aren’t sure what you’re trying to create as a miracle, you can go back into past, or forward into future, and see what informs you there.
 
Many times, the miracles have been building in our lives for a long time: when we stop, and look back at where we have been and we are not, the pattern becomes clear.

Bliss is a vibrational state; it is a state of awareness.
 
We speak about the Universe having particular layers and levels of dimensionality, and we can enter these at will.
 
The bliss state is no different—it is a dimensional state we can enter.
 
For example, when we begin to hold attention to every little thing, we begin to feel wonder and gratitude, and in this way, we begin to experience bliss—we cross the veil from the dimension of pain and distraction, to the dimension of bliss.
 
When we allow ourselves to go there, we can really be in this vibration all the time.
Some days, it is very hard to stop smiling!
 
And then other days, it’s not so easy.  We have to remind ourselves: my dimensional state is a choice. I can choose what dimension I’m in, or not in. I can shift my dimensional state at will.
 
In other words, even when things are not going as we’d like, we can still seek the vibrational state of bliss.
 
Does it seem Polyanna to you? Always looking on the bright side?
But that isn’t it at all.
 
We’re not trying to negate the negative, or claim that everything is always perfect. Of course it’s not.
 
We’re just noticing: there are may be vibrational states, and I get to choose at every moment, what state I want to experience.
 
Try choosing bliss, more often.
You will not be disappointed.

In modern life, people think it’s hard to be spiritually connected. Yet this isn’t so.
 
Spiritual connection isn’t something that has to happen in a certain way, at certain time of day or for a certain length of time.
 
It’s not a struggle!
 
It’s true, there are beautiful formal practices, and many people love these. But it is also okay to simply live spiritual connection as your way of being.
 
We can enter into to Divine space anywhere. We can look around us and become filled with gratitude anytime.
 
Our connection with the God/One/All/Divine/Universe/Source is always with us, because we are also that.
 
As you move through the holidays, in whatever way you are celebrating or not celebrating, simply hold this as key: the Divine always with you.
 
Within you.
Without you.
As you.
As everything.
No separation, ever.