This is a multi-part series by Neville Berkowitz on How to Live in the NOW
I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
-Rudyard Kipling
In writing How to Live in the Now (PersonalEmpowerment.co) I was attempting to understand this concept which Eckhart Tolle had made popular in spiritual and similar circles when he wrote- The Power of Now, which I personally found heavy going. His follow up Practicing the Power of Now was amazing for me to understand the concept.
However, even with this knowledge inside my head, I was still struggling to experience what it meant to be in the Now. I wanted the feeling of it. The experiential knowledge of knowing when I was in the Now and also when I thought I was but it turns out I wasn’t.
Being a researcher at heart, and professionally as a Global Real Estate Economist, I decided to read all I could get my hands on so I could attempt to perfect this supposedly utopian state of Nirvana, of being in the Now.
I must admit I had help! For reasons I won’t go into here, I feel the presence of strong Guidance in my life. If you want to find out more , please visit my spiritual website, GuideSpeak.com.
In writing this article I am trusting this Guidance to assist me.
Let’s begin with the WHAT of the Now.
I believe that the Now is not a time but a space- God’s space or if you would prefer The Source’s space. The Now is the space where you will connect with The Source or Oneness if you prefer. This space is eternal and omnipresent. By that I mean it is the only time there is to affect anything in your life. You can only use the only real power you have- the power of active choice- in this moment of Now.
You cannot change your mind to wear the red dress yesterday. You cannot decide to apply for a new job tomorrow. You can only make that active choice in the Now.
WHAT is with you as you make that active choice Now? God/Source/Oneness/Jesus/Buddha/Whatever Label you are comfortable with. The Energy is WHAT it is, what we call it doesn’t matter to the Energy or Vibration. If your favourite radio station is on 101.1 FM and the radio station is bought by some new investors who rename the radio station and it still plays the tunes you like, does it matter what the name of the radio station is?
In the Now space when you decide on your active choice, if you are aware or conscious of the presence of the WHAT is in the Now, what impact will that have on the conscious awareness active choice you make?
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The next piece will explore the WHO of the NOW