I think it is critical to identify what is nourishing and restorative for you, to make it a priority to engage in those activities, and to practice
being present in the moment so as to absorb the gifts of those times and places.
Not exact matches
In Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self (and a matching TED talk from last spring), Manoush Zomorodi writes (and talks) about how our creativity and brainstorming works better when we are more present in the moment and not so distracted by gadget
In Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self (and a matching TED talk from last spring), Manoush Zomorodi writes (and talks) about how our creativity and brainstorming works better when we
are more
present in the moment and not so distracted by gadget
in the
moment and not
so distracted by gadgets.
But if leaders could learn to live
in the
present moment, to still their mind
so the truth of the situation could sink
in, they
are likely to make better decisions.
He advised, «The
present moment is the only thing you can control,
so staying
in the
moment should
be where you spend the majority of your time.»
«Depression and anxiety
are huge issues today, and I find art
so healing
in that it grounds us and brings us into the
present moment,» Hannah said.
Our brains
are so hardwired to help us stay alive
in the
present, that we
are actually unable to see ourselves as any older than we
are in the
present moment (without the help of computer software).
Awareness of death gives to life immediacy and depth, and makes life
so intense that its totality
is summed up
in the
present moment.
In chapters like «The Meaning of Sex,» «Becoming a Singular Sensation,» «The Gift of the
Present Moment,» «Winning the Spiritual Battle,» and «Craving Heaven,» Eden describes God's design for human sexuality, why sex
is reserved for marriage, the importance of modesty, how singles struggling with loneliness and unrequited love can empower themselves through prayer and the sacraments, and why shared values with one's spouse
are so vital for a successful marriage.
Such repentance includes the
moment of remorse, but it
is primarily change of direction and purification of the transmitted tradition
so as to cease to commit those crimes
in the
present and try to insure that they will not
be renewed
in the future.
And that receding
moment, once
so vividly
present and still
so apparently alive (
in part because of radio),
is just like this
moment, this Saturday afternoon, with its new show, coming to us live from Minnesota, where people right now
are watching the red light
in the World Theater
in downtown St. Paul, waiting for the
moment when it all begins again.
There will
be moments when we
are so surrendered to God that God can
be incarnationally
present in and through us; but these
are special
moments of infused Grace and
are not sustainable, given the
present evolutionary unfolding of the Mystery of Redemption.
It calls for us to
present ourselves at each
moment to God as we
are, with as much knowledge of ourselves as we can muster, with all our desires and intentions exposed, and
in so doing ask for guidance, help, and the transfiguration of our lives.
well just thinking about these wars
in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states
in many ways)
in a world where most realize that living
in the
present moment is best way to happiness and
being in the
moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found
in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe
in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but
is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and
is thus — non self - sustaining
in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and
being as it
is or could
be —
is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to
be disrespected nor disrespectful
in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much
is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the
present and the potential of the future...
so you try to live
in the past — and destroy your
present and your future — where
is the intelligence
in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to
be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?
And there
is an aim toward the future,
so that each
moment is already anticipatory of what will follow — that future has not yet happened, but the intimations of it
are found
in the way
in which
in the
present it
is being aimed for.
Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the
moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin
in full past
present future.It
is not sin that stops us from
being with the Lord
so you
are saved.The problem you
are experiencing
is the battle for your life
in the here and now satan
is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you
are honest there
were already issues
in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.
So where do you go from here as i found myself
in the same situation i
was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue
is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to
be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must
be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block
is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that
was terribly difficult i
was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth
was a made a real mess of things.I sense you
are at a crossroads and
are feeling desperate and confused.
So as a brother
in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you
are weak -LCB- we all
are -RCB- and that you cant do it
in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you
are look to Christ and walk
in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once
been a slave to sin i know what it
is like to have
been set free by the power of God and that
is what Christ
is offering you today.All it takes
is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk
in him regards brentnz
Man as we know him today, man of metaphysics, of abstract thought, the creator of his own environment, the space - traveller, the moulder of himself, the man of God and of grace and of the promise of eternal life, precisely this man who
is radically distinct from any animal and who at the
moment of man's origin, though perhaps very slowly, took a path which led him
so far away from all that
is merely animal, yet
in such a fashion that he carried with him the whole inheritance of his biological pre-history into these realms of his existence remote from the animals,
was there when man began to exist.18 And what now
is historically and externally manifest,
was then
present as a task and as an active potentiality.
So, all
moments are now, and I exist
in a volume of time «before» and «after» the point I experience as the
present.
Since for Whitehead the
present is momentary rather than instantaneous, possessing a temporal thickness, that
moment is capable of formal subdivision
in terms of what comes before another,
so that it makes perfect sense to argue that incomplete phases of unification take place before the final unity.
But for the
moment I wish only to insist that one of the consequences of the «immortality» position, for
so long
presented as essential to Christian belief, has
been precisely the tendency to minimize the reality of death and to make it appear blasphemous for anyone to say, as I did
in an earlier paragraph, that not only do we all die but that all of us also dies.
They'll curate the very best
moments from your foodie - forward vacation or other special event and make certain they
're presented in their best light
so you can reminisce about the tantalizing trip for years to come — and share across any social media platform.
P.S. your writing about special we each
are and how everybody
's experiences and thoughts
are so unique and complex
is beautiful — lovely reminder to
be present in each
moment!
So, fast - forward to the
present moment: my mental wherewithal mostly
in tact after the first 12 months of motherhood, and the desire to
be involved
in some kind of holiday tradition tugging at my heart strings.
Fact
is we live
in the
present & look forward to the future & ours isn't looking
so great at the
moment.
However, and more importantly, BlogHer — and the ability to connect
in real life with
so many talented writers and friends whose work I admire — only comes around once a year and I want to
be present in the
moment while I
'm there, not holed up
in my hotel room posting and moderating comments.
Nighttime has confronted us with some of the most challenging parenting
moments we've faced
so far, but
being present for our now 14 - month - old daughter at 3:00
in the morning
is just as important as it
is at any more reasonable hour.
Trying
so hard to
be present in that
moment, to absorb every detail, every raised swirl on your coffin, the shine of the plaque, the way the sweet peas from your granny's garden sat on the top.
Those eyes that bore into my soul and make me
so grateful to
be present in that
moment with him.
So, far from representing a great Richard Reevsian «liberal
moment», the
present political conjecture seems to me to represent a
moment in which liberalism - of the egalitarian, Rawlsian kind - has
been driven to the margins of British politics.
«Let each citizen remember at the
moment he
is offering his vote that he
is not making a
present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not
so to do; but that he
is executing one of the most solemn trusts
in human society for which he
is accountable to God and his country.»
It also brings oxygen into your blood and organs, reduces stress, and brings you into the
present moment so you can
be your most creative, connected self
in any situation.
They don't teach you this stuff
in school, and ultimately it
's about cultivating an awareness of the
present moment so you can pay attention.
«Forest bathing calls for using all of your senses
so you
are practicing
being present in the
moment rather than focused on the future or worrying about what might happen or regretting what took place
in the past,» says psychologist Elizabeth Lombardo.
While I can't wait for her to
be old enough to get into the physical practice of yoga with me, I
'm learning
so much right now about staying
in the
present moment and living basic yogic beliefs like kindness and truth.
The path of a yogi
is learning to break our attachments
so we
are living completely
in the
present moment.
«Mindfulness meditation
is a method to learn how to
be fully engaged
in the
present moment and not let the mind get
so easily distracted,» explained study lead author Dr. Natalia Morone.
The common thread of these experiences
is the artist's ability to access flow state, a well - studied state of mind
in which we simultaneously let go of all self - doubt, engage
in the
present moment, and use more neural resources to do
so.
Time passes
so quickly this
is why it
is so important to live and operate
in the
present moment.
The reason that meditation works
so well
is that it helps to keep you
in the
present moment.
To love
is so joyful and delightful that you stay
present in the
moment of Now.
Lots of people talk these days about «
being mindful» and «
being in the
present moment» — those phrases
are used
so often now that, if you
're not sure what they even mean, it can
be easy to write them off as hippy - dippy new - agey psychobabble.
An energy medicine practitioner
is someone who not only can shift you out of your pain
in the
present moment with their technique but also
be a model of what a more balance life looks like for you to choose if you
so wish.
Your life purpose only exists
in the
present moment and
so, it must
be felt
in the
present moment.
There
is so much thought and consciousness put into the way that she sequences, and she
is truly
present in every
moment of class, energetically holding a space for each of us as we work through our own growth and movement.»
So it
's just a matter of
being able to access a thought process that helps you re-claim your permanency
in the
present moment, and figure out where you go from there.
To
be present in this very
moment, and not worrying about anything else that
is going on around you
is so important
in everything we do.
Apartment
is so peaceful and I have my wonderful «me»
moment of just
being present in the
moment and not giving a damn about anything else but squeezing my lemons into the lukewarm water.
I decided to
be present and
in the
moment and just watch... and I
'm so glad I did.
Living
in the
present moment is something I
so need to work on!
The important thing for me
is to have boundaries and limits,
so that I know when it
is time to put work away and just simply live and
be present in the
moment.
So here
are a few ways to keep yourself, and your love life,
in the
present moment instead of a nonstop digital world.