Psychology, Transformation & Freedom Papers, has a good article on Entering the Now Moment by Leaving Unawareness Behind.
I don't agree with all of it (I'm not a fan of Eckhart Tolle), but in general this is a good look at how to become fully present in the moment.
Here is the introduction:
If you could enter a state of instant peace whenever you feel anxious, worried, angry, or afraid, would you not want to go there? Would you not want someone to tell you how to get there? And what the procedure to walk down that road would be?
Body - Mind - Spirit
The process of getting there is always based on the same premise – whether you are worried about your finances, a life-threatening illness, the impending demise of an important relationship, or about your teenaged daughter who is on drugs, whether you fear you will never get the promotion at work, or you fear standing up to face the Board of Directors for the first time in order to present the annual budget, or whether you fear telling your partner that you will no longer accept his or her emotional abuse. This process of getting to a state of instant peace moves you from your body to your mind and emotions, and finally to your spirit.
You Always Have a Choice
As you contemplate the dilemma or fear that is plaguing you, bring this thought into your mind, and surround yourself with all of its latent possibilities: You always have a choice. (See my February 2006 Newsletter: “Making Choices: Taking Responsibility for your Life”). So this means, of course, that if you are steadfastly convinced that you will bungle the presentation because of your fear of speaking in public, you begin to realize that your belief about this is a choice you have made. And in the same way you made one choice, you can make another, such as choosing to believe that you will be able to speak well, and make a successful presentation.
What if you believe that you will not be able to live if your partner deserts you, or because your partner is having an affair with someone else? Again…the belief you hold is your choice. (See also my article “I Need You…I Need You Not”). So you could potentially choose to believe that you will get on with your life, and that this difficult emotional situation will make you stronger. Or you could choose to believe that if someone wishes to desert you, or has been unfaithful to you, it means that you are better off without that person in your life. Or you could choose to believe that a frustration of such proportions is in your life in order for you to learn something about yourself (see also my article “Committed Relationships: Use Them to Grow Towards Self-Understanding and Real Love”).
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