Time is now.

YOUR POINT OF POWER

Think of your present moment as your Point of Power, because it is the
only point where you can exercise your full power. For most of us the
present moment exists only as mental concept. If there is such a place
where all the creative forces of the universe come together, how do we
know it is the present moment? What evidence is there that this is true?
Consider this; all your hopes for the future and even your memories of
the past can happen only in the present moment. The present moment
is that one point where everything comes together.

When does life start? When does it end? When do cause and effect
take place? When is it that we meet every challenge? When are
problems born and when are they resolved? When do we feel pain?
When are we healed? This all happens in the present moment.

We have been taught that those moments are separate from each other,
but in truth, they all take place in the now. No matter what happens in
life, it is always now, then now, then now - always in the present
moment.

Nothing exist outside of the NOW

Nothing ever happened in the past. - It happened in the Now.

Nothing will ever happen in the future - It will happen in the Now.
When you think of the past it is stored in the mind as a former now. And,
when you think about the past, when do you do it? - You do it now!
When the futures comes - it comes in the now. And, when you think
about the future, when do you do it? - You do it now!

The past and the future have no realities of their own. Their realities are
"borrowed" from the now.

THE INSANITY OF FUTURE TIME

All unhappiness is caused by denial of the present. We think problems
are caused by our situations in life, but attachment to the past and future
and denial of the now is the real problem. Ultimately then, there is only
one problem in life - not living in the now.

You cannot be unhappy and fully present now. It is impossible to have a
problem when your attention is in the now. When you live in the now, a
situation is either dealt with or accepted now. A problem means you are
dwelling on a situation mentally without having a true intention or
possibility of taking action now.

ANSWERS COME IN THE NOW

Perhaps you are seeking answers to your questions or problems. Notice
that sometimes you receive your answer, but most of the time you don't.
Why? Because you are not in the present moment when the answer
arrives! Anytime your mind is out of the present moment you cannot
receive the answer you need from Higher Intelligence.

The answer can come in many ways and at any time, but it will always
come in the present moment. If we spend most of our time regretting
and living in the past or worrying about the future we place ourselves
out of the present moment where all creativity and answers take place.

Does it make any sense at all to desire, request, yearn and pray for that
which is closest to your heart and necessary to your life and then not be
paying attention when the answer arrives?

Our Point of Power can only exist in the present moment. We create
from this moment whether the materialization appears instantly or later
as a complex event. However, all creation takes place in the now. If we
really understand this truth, we will have an inexhaustible supply of
usable energy at our command.

It is only our thoughts, attitudes and emotions in the moment that have
power. It is not what occurred to us in the past that will force us on a
path that we would rather not be on. It is how tightly we hold on to that
past by reliving its trauma and drama in our present moment. When we
constantly worry and re-examine the past in order to discover what's
wrong with the present, we reinforce the building materials that will
create exactly that which we are trying to escape.

VIBRATIONAL ENERGY OF THE NOW

Understand that in every moment you are sending out a vibrational
energy through your thoughts. This vibrational energy is magnetizing
and attracting everything to you. If you send out a vibrational energy that
you don't have what you want, you will end up with more of the same -
having what you don't want.

If this is true, (and it is) then what could be more advantageous than
using this moment to send out a vibrational energy or thought that is in
alignment with what you want in your life? The answer is nothing is more
important!

I am talking about the power of FOCUS. Ask yourself, "Am I activating
what I want in this moment or am I focusing on something that doesn't
allow me to have what I want?"

Energy is tied into DESIRE. Anything that feels opposite to that energy
or desire creates a situation that prevents us from having what we
desire.

WHY WE HAVE TROUBLE LIVING IN THE NOW

Why does the mind habitually resist the now? It is because the mind
cannot function and remain in control in the present moment. It only
knows about your past personal history and the cumulative mind-set you
inherited. In order for the mind to remain in control, it must continuously
seek to cover up the present moment with the only thing it knows - the
past.

Let me ask you a question - can you be free of your mind whenever you
want to? Have you found the "off" button? If you are constantly focusing
on the past or future, you are not using your mind; your mind is using
you. You don't even know that you are its slave. It is almost like being
possessed without knowing it.

WATCHING THE THINKER

If you find it difficult to live in the NOW, try this: Stand back and just
observe the habitual tendency of your mind wanting to escape the now.

You will observe that the future is usually better or worse than the
present. If the imagined future is better, it gives you hope, pleasure and
anticipation. If it is worse, it creates anxiety. Both are illusions.

Don't judge or analyze what you observe. Watch the thought - feel the
emotion, observe the reaction - become the silent watcher. This will
help you to focus on the moment, because the moment you realize you
are not present, you ARE present.

FREEDOM FROM UNHAPPINESS

Problems of the mind cannot be solved with the mind. Studying the mind
might make you a good psychologist, but doing so won't take you
beyond the mind just as studying madness isn't enough to create
madness.

When you create problems you create pain. All it takes is a single choice
- a simple decision that no matter what happens you will not longer
create pain by trying to live in the future or the past.

Are you worried? Do you have many "what if" thoughts? Ask yourself
what "problem" you have right now, not tomorrow, not five minutes from
now. What's wrong with this moment?

Is your goal is taking up so much time and attention that you reduce the
present moment as a means to an end?

Are you waiting to start living? If you develop such a mind-pattern no
matter what you achieve or get the present will never be good enough.

The future will always seem better. This is a recipe for permanent
dissatisfaction and non-fulfillment - don't you agree?

Are you a habitual "waiter"? How much of your life do you spend
waiting for the next holiday, better job, your child to grow up, success,
make money, be important, and become enlightened?

Waiting is a state of mind. Basically it means you want the future. You
don't want the present. There is an inner conflict between your here and
now, when you don't want to be here and a projected future is where
you want to be.

The key is to break the old patterns of present moment denial and
present moment resistance. We must learn to withdraw our attention
from the past and future whenever they are not needed.

Should a situation arise that you need to deal with now, your actions will
be clear and decisive if they arise out of present moment awareness.
Your response will not be a reaction coming from the past conditioning
of your mind, but from an intuitive present moment awareness of the
situation.

-Dr Robert Anthony