No Looking Back, It's NOW!

We are thirteen days into 2009! This past weekend I taught one of the School of Conscious Living classes, I was very aware that the individuals in the class were in good emotional, financial and physical shape. As they checked in, however, there was a future projection of worry about job security, enough resources, concerns about what would happen in the year ahead. I invited us all to get
present in the moment!. When we looked at the very moment in front of us we were all perfectly held in the divine moment...nothing was wrong, no one was suffering! Suffering occurs in the mind and it is not found in the present moment, this does not mean that we will not experience pain, but suffering is past or future oriented, it is in the mind.

Today, I was on my way to pick up some ink for my printer and i observed an old woman fall down as she was attempting to climb the stairs to her house. Two male joggers ran right past her, leaving her on the ground. I made a U-turn and helped the woman into her house, she was clearly shaken. I noticed that she had a few cans of food in the bag that she was carrying and that she would have had to walk a long way with her cane in cold weather to get these few items. She was not suffering, she was in pain, but she thanked God the entire time I was assisting her. My staff and I have decided to take food and necessities to her and keep an eye on her for this year.

It is essential that we stay AWAKE as we watch our colleagues, friends and family members transition in their jobs, relationships and status. We must make an effort to remain conscious in the present moment, not worrying about the future or jogging by when we see someone in need...
The Enneagram is one of the greatest gifts to help us stay awake, aware and conscious. Consider using this with your team, friends, family and yourself. NOW is the only time that we have, and there is no need to suffer as the mind plays tricks on us.

Deborah A. Ooten, Ph.D.
CEO
Conscious Dynamics, LLC