Keep Being

“Confine yourself to the present.” — Marcus Aurelius

This writing is Certified Human

The Obstacle

We are pulled elsewhere
Our minds drift to the future.

What is undone
Troubles
Worries
Plans
Projects
People
Unsettled business.

We drift into the past
Shortcomings
Failures
Conversations
Relationships gone wrong
Projects yet done
Dreams unrealized.

We drift to somewhere else
We would rather be
With someone else
Doing something else.

We find ourselves
Discontent
Anxious
Frustrated.

Not present.

We are doing.

Not being.

The Gift And Opportunity

We can return anytime
To ourselves
To the present.

Catch the drift
Recalibrate
Course correct.

Check back in
With where we are
Who we are with
What we are doing.

It’s as easy as
Getting into our body.

Be
Where we are
Who we are with
What we are doing.

Slow everything down
Way down
Focus in.

Be in your body.

Be where you are.

The Practice Of Self-Mastery

• Notice the drift
• Return to the body
• Recalibrate to where you are
• Be here

CHEAT CODE: NOTICE THE DRIFT → RETURN TO THE BODY → RETURN TO WHERE YOU →  ARE RECALIBRATE → KEEP BEING