For some reason today, the day flowed. I went seamlessly from one task to the next. I was fully present in each moment and each activity. The next activity, the next child, the next task were far from my mind. Yet somehow I never arrived late at a meeting, I never skipped an observation, and in fact I was hugely productive. Even my frustrating parent training session was not frustrating; in fact it bookended my day and left me feeling enthusiastic.
In _A New Earth_, Eckhart Tolle talks about levels of being in the moment: Acceptance, Joy, and Enthusiasm. No matter what the moment brings you, whether you judge it as good, bad, or ugly, you accept the moment and its contents. This is how I came serenely through childbirth. In a joyful moment, you feel happiness with what you are doing. In an enthusiastic time, you are going in flow. You are fully present. You are aligned with your inner purpose.
How do we get there more often?
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