Back in the day when I was first studying a lot of spirituality and metaphysics, I remember a distinct feeling washing over me.  I was touching on the truth of what the whole mission was about.  That’s what it felt like- a mission.  

 

So I thought to myself, ‘All I have to do is… shake up the current paradigm, sit in the stillness, notice where my thoughts linger, break down my odd, yet somehow, cherished inherited belief patterns, replace them with a realisation of the broader Divine perspective, and maintain this understanding through practise; gratitude, faith, expectation, and realisation’.  

 

It seemed like such a colossal task, and after getting lost in the abyss of ‘Where do I even begin?’  I would quite masterfully…not begin at all.  

 

What I learned is this, when you look at the ‘whole task’ you are setting yourself up to feel overwhelmed.  To try and ‘think it all out’ in the Present Moment, is the ego’s quest for certainty, stability and control.  Alternatively, if you just look at the present moment and decide that the only ‘gig’ that matters right NOW, is the one in front of you.  Then you are feeling into something that is manageable.  

 

The quality of the Present Moment is always in your own hands.  Will I worry?  Will I doubt?  Will I feel loss?  Or will I just look at what Is, and then feel past the current ‘story’ into the possibilities, and ultimately the Truth.  

 

The Truth is epic, it is magical and mystical, and as I contemplate the vastness of life, my tiny little circumstance starts to dissolve into an immense beauty.  Through conscious participation in the Present Moment, we align with the Powerful Universal Law.  

 

When I finally understood I could just deal with NOW- I was suddenly thrown into a new paradigm of power and potential.  From this powerful NOW, I can send my attention to the ‘big picture’ and deliberately look at it from a Divine Perspective.  Not only do I make peace with my present circumstances, but also I can see my desired end result.  

 

When you hang out in the NOW- you can see it is already done.  When you cultivate an intimate at-one-ment with this Presence, you know all your needs are met.  The power and the presence of the Universal intelligence is everywhere present- but you can only access it NOW.   You can’t plan to get it ‘later’ you have to get involved with it NOW.  

 

In NOWism I call this BE to BECOME… every procrastinators nightmare!  It is so insanely simple that most of us miss it.  The opportunity repeatedly presented to us by the Present Moment is to participate in life; the glorious harmony of the Universal Presence that governs all things. We do this through introspection, focusing on It, communing with It, allowing our thoughts, feelings, and actions to reflect It. 

 

The whole NOW gig is a powerful concept that can be used in practical ways.  You can use it for everything.  So, you want to give up smoking?  Just don’t smoke NOW.  If you want to be a writer, just BE it now.  If you want to attract more love, BE love now.  If you want to wake up…wake up NOW.