Can someone offer help for applying "The Power of Now"

Yep, have that one on my shelf!

Good concept, but hard to do on a continual bases; l would recommend at least 5 minutes of meditation when you can every day, and stay in the moment then.

Your Subconscious can give you great ideas, by doing this, so it is worth looking into.

I try to meditate when l can, buy these days l am getting several minutes here and there.

Even just playing a motivational song or ocean waves, for 5 minutes on your computer will do.


But yeah, l tried doing it regularly, too hard to to constantly, so l tend to go with intuitive promptings, or if l am doing a graphic, and something doesn't feel right l will try to figure out what!

Tends to be more practical than trying to clear my head!!!


And don't be concerned about fear, there are some things in our world with great fear, but when you look into it, there is none!


Another useful little trick l developed is when, you go into a shopping ctr or public place and may be picking up fear, etc from people around you, just concentrate on yourself, or a point within.

You will find that if you concentrate on lets say an energy point within yourself, then you are more or less in the present moment, and any fear, anxiety, etc of being with people that aren't happy disappears!


Also a very effective trick to use if you need to speak in front of a large group of people.

I have used that a few times, and while a group may be scared of being picked of having to speak in front of 150 or 200 people, l will just use this trick and put my hand up, ask a question, and be relatively calm about it, while others look like they are falling apart.

Only catch is you need to balance this with speaking, or it is a constant balancing act, between falling apart and keeping cool. But it can be done!


Good luck!

Shane

My friend, no pages of a book will tell you how to do something you are already doing. The trick to living in the present is simply realizing that you are never NOT living in the present. There is no wrong way to be aware. The wrong way is by thinking it is the right way! Pay attention, that is all. Or don't. Either way, there you are! Let yourself be confused. That's completely okay too. The mind isn't going to grasp the Now. It can't be held on to or passed along...try to imagine that it's true, if you don't feel that it is. You are never NOT in the Now. Accepting and being ok with the Now is another thing, but simplify it for yourself. Laugh when you don't want to. Take lightly what you once took seriously, and take seriously all that was once a joke. You'll feel your way through

I think applying a concept is 90% of the battle.

So you want to apply the concept of "now"? Ok.

Plan to drive to a place outside your comfort zone (which is probably a very small zone, right?).

As you become anxious and nervous and afriad....keep telling yourself ...

NOW I am not going to give in to anxiety
NOW I am not going to give up from fear
NOW I am going to go where I want
NOW I will not give myself an excuse to quit
NOW I will keep going, keep going, keep going

NOW I am there. I did it....and tomorrow I'll do it again.

Yay me!