THE POWER OF NOW
This is a very simple method of staying in the present, or staying in the now. Simply say to yourself (after looking at your watch or cellphone) “at (time) in (date) I am in the present moment. My ego cannot drag me into the past, it cannot make me worry about the future.”
Now concentrate on your normal breathing, really feeling the normal inhale, and exhale, for 3 breaths.
Now become aware of how you feel.
This simple method is very helpful when having to do tasks that you may dislike, or find tedious. After concentrating on your breathing say to yourself
“I accept this.”
By saying “I accept this” you create an inner calmness that makes the task less difficult, and possibly making the task even enjoyable.
Tolle suggests that by concentrating on one’s breathing is fulfilling one’s inner spiritual purpose in life (and there is only one inner purpose: simply to be, to experience aliveness).
exercise from: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
transcribed by Marc Gravelle, C.Ht