Driving in the auto sales neighborhood the other day, I spotted a lovely silver Porsche Cayenne for sale. Typical reaction step #1: “Ooooh! Pretty!” Typical reaction step #2: “I’d look so cool in that!” Typical reaction step #3: “Oh, but the gas mileage…” Typical reaction step #4: “Yeah, I’ll never buy a fancy pants car [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Present’
September 2, 2010 – Awakening Cars
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Eckhart Tolle, Porsche Cayenne, Present on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
April 1, 2009 – Habbit
Posted in Spirituality, tagged bank account, drama, habitual, money, Present on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve realized recently that many of my ways of handling “stressful” occurrences are actually largely based on habitual response, as opposed to real reactions. For example, the other day I managed to overdraw my checking account. Oops! I was sure I was the only one in history to ever do so. On the one hand, [...]
February 15, 2009 – Fog
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Awreness, Present on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m feeling exceptionally un-awakened at the moment. There are brief moments where the sun peeks through the clouds, but overall, it’s a haze. Part of this is not having eaten regularly today, and it’s a dreary Sunday: no work, no engagement, no set schedule. So, how do I become Present even in the face of [...]
Asking for Help
Posted in Spirituality, Uncategorized, tagged connection, Present, vision space on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s amazing how I have these experiences and then they slip away…unless I make a real effort to record/preserve the learning. This is a perfect example of something that worked absolutely, yet I have not done it again since my initial experiment a few days ago. On Monday (10/6) while at my desk, it occurred [...]
September 8, 2008
Posted in Spirituality, Uncategorized, tagged Being, normalness, Present, the power of now on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was quite a pleasant-busy-Monday. I noticed a clear drop in my vigilance with remaining Present. I’ve noticed this before: a marked negative correlation between the ease in my life and my attention to Being. This does not bode well for leading a pleasant existence. But then again, how boring would “a pleasant life” be?! [...]
