More Presence

“I will not be distracted by noise, chatter, or setbacks. Patience, commitment, grace, and purpose will guide me.”― Louise Hay

“All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry – all forms of fear – are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.”― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

To be here fully now
To see flowers woven with the weeds
To choose beauty and color, light
So much right and good
May I stay here, and not be moved
To past or future
To complaint and ungratefulness
Accepting, delighting, praising
Today is what is before me to partake in
Eyes, effort, ease in the now.

“See if you can catch yourself complaining, in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.”― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment