- Annie Dillard
Respect every moment
All we have is the present moment. We spend a remendous amount of time thinking about everything we carry from the past and everything we can imagine for the future. If we use the present moment to only think about the past or the future, we will not accomplish anything.
Focus on what we need to do RIGHT NOW. Te future will become present soon enough. A Baba constantly reminds us - "Every moment is new". The present moment gives us an opportunity for renewal at EVERY moment.
Choose the essential at this moment
- Identify what is really valuable in your life
- Honor what you believe valuable
- Love and accept who you are right now and use it as a stepping stone to the next level of growth
- Be realistic. Pursue things that with proper effort and planniing will become your reality
- Eliminate the trivial. Eliminate it from your life all things that you do not believe are valuable
- Evaluate key areas of your life - financial, relationshiips, health and spiritual growth. Do activities that focus on growth in these key areas
- Simplify. Learn to look at things critically. Improve your efficiency by learrning too simplify your actions to get the desired results
- Focus. Remember, what you focus on is what expands. Become aware of where your mind is by paying attention to your mind. Constantly bring your attention back to the essential.
- When you begin to lose motivation, remember that each moment you procrastinate, the further away you are getting from your ideal
- Create Habits. Imcorporate all the above in your daily living. We are creatures of habits, create efficient habits
- Start small. Any action is better than no action. Do many small things. They will contribute to bigger actions and opportunities
And remember, waiting is a waste of time.
