The Point of Power is Right Now

You know, this is something I’ve been aware of for a while now…and yet, it still catches me off guard from time-to-time.  It’s as though I’ve spent so many years either analyzing the past or trying to manipulate the future, that the business of staying right here in the present moment can be more than a little challenging.  Let’s face it; for me it can be down-right paralyzing!

I believe I first read this phrase, “the point of power is right now”, in one of Louise Hay’s books.  But I’ve since been confronted by variations on this theme wherever I turn.  A number of recent “daily affirmations” have pointed to this universal truth; several authors which I’m currently reading have expounded upon this.  And I guess what I’m coming to realize is that there really is no way around it — no matter what I want, no matter what I long for, no matter what I’m trying to change in my life, I’ve got to do it from present-moment energy.  Looking backward keeps me stuck, and fast-forward motion has me spin my wheels.

One of the questions that arises for me out of all of this, however, is how to blend the past and future so that I can truly leverage the power of the present.  I mean, I know that I can learn from past experience.  And I know that to some degree  I have to know what I’m heading towards in the future.  So how do I do these two things, without losing my toehold on the present moment?  These are the questions I’m dancing with now.  And even as I write them, I have an energetic sense that the answer lies in the here and now.  Go figure.

I guess the bottom-line is this:  peace, contentment, happiness, joy — all of this stuff is to be found in this moment.  So, ultimately, if those are the things I’m wanting, then right here right now is where I’ve got to hang out.  I’m gonna give it a try.