All that is happening happens so quickly that it is in the past before we know it. Isn’t that something? How liberating that can be if worked with skillfully. Pivoting our perception from fixation on a past thought or endeavor to one of presence - here and now - places our entire being into a state of freedom. Take a breath. Let the stream go by, or at least give yourself a break from it.

This steady, practiced state will do more for your entire nervous system and life in just one moment of “pausing and pivoting” than any remedy or human invention. When we experience freedom under the clear blue sky (or any sky for that matter) we are experiencing ourselves and all of life in the purest state, our original nature. There is no past or future we are relating in, just presence here and now, every breath here and gone again.

Just like all perceptions of story, of belief, of weightiness and worry, here and gone again. In a flash. Free in the moment. Not that responsibility is ever shunned. In fact, responsibility becomes clear, empowered, and even more vital. Things like non-harming, skillful speech, skillful actions and livelihood, become even more vital to a peaceful existence. Serving, awakening, mindfulness all come into focus when we are aware of presence and the present moment. Self-love becomes natural.

Hao La everyone! It is already done. Thank you and much gratitude for continuing your practice and lighting the way for awakening, service, love, and making the world a better place.