dailydatewithgod

There is tremendous value in being in the present moment.  Aside from the practicality and the fact that we cannot actually be anywhere else it behooves us to get accustomed to what it looks like for us to be in the moment.  All of the moment.  For me, it is about practicing acceptance of what is.  This may be a moment when I am physically in one space and mentally or emotionally in another.  At that moment, it is the one I am in.  I can become aware of the diversion of my attention or focus but in the moment before I can opt to change it, I first acknowledge and accept it for what it is.  My original inclination before my daily dates with God was to judge it.  I had developed a masterful technique of raking myself over the coals over the smallest things.  There were many moments in my life up until it changed in which it worked for me and I accept that.  The distinction is being grateful for the turn of attention to acceptance and gratitude which leaves less interest or benefit to continuing that particular practice.  It does not mean I never give myself a hard time.  It is simply a progression into less harshness.  Even in this time where the last beneficial thing would be to give myself a hard time about how I am handling the levels of uncertainty, the inclination to make my handling of things wrong is still there.  The progression while seemingly small or not enough (see, that is what I am talking about) . . . stop . . . pause . . . hand to heart . . .breathe . . . one . . . two . . . three.  Okay, let me rephrase.  The progression (the size of which does not matter) is being able to catch myself when the narrative in my mind is not accepting of this moment and how I am being on all levels at this moment.  The progression is remembering that I am in this moment to learn and grow in love no matter what it looks like.  Life seems to be a series of moments in progression from acceptance into love and in this moment I see the progression in me.