AN AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY
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Life can be found only in the present moment.
The past is gone, the future is not yet here,
and if we do not go back to ourselves
in the present moment, we cannot
be in touch with life.
Thich Nhat Hanh
“Live in the Now” was a hip phrase in the eighties.
As conveyed in the quote above by Thich Nhat Hanh,
Zen Buddhist Monk and popular author of You Are
Here, who has translated this key Buddhist concept,
which stresses the focus on the breath and clearing
the mind to live in the present moment. This has
been adopted by New Thought and has been
popularized worldwide by Eckhart Tolle in his
books The Power of Now and The New Earth.
The two Affirmative Thoughts offered below
remind us of the essential nature of being
now focused.
EMPTY CANVAS
Today is our day – it does not belong
to the thoughts and worries of tomorrow
or next week – it does not belong
to the could have been,
the might have been,
or the should have been of the past –
it belongs to us now – to cherish –
to enjoy – to fully live.
Today is an empty canvas –
let us come to it
with clean brushes and fresh paint.
Let us enjoy and live
each moment robustly –
all out, thanking God
for each breath along the way.
Let us live Now!
CLEAR OUR MINDS
Today let us clear our minds of fears,
worries, regrets, doubt or possible
outcomes, replacing all with
this single thought:
“I live for today, this moment NOW,
where my real life exists,
full of wonder and real potential –
clearing my mind of useless chatter –
replacing it with an affirmative focus
on this NOW."
Today let us rejoice in this NOW,
with all the joy that exists
at this moment.
Today let us clear our minds.
WITH LOVE, G.
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