I am so humbled by all the posts out there from some of you on the awakening path. I know feeling humbled is my ego talking to me and I just need to write from presence as Eckhart and Kim (Eckhart’s wife) teach so here goes:
Things are a little frustrating for me these days as I struggle to be present in my life. One of my two beautiful sons is excelling in sports so we are spending quite a lot of time involved in the sports world this summer. I was in a great place spiritually last week before we had to take him on a trip to play in a national finals tournament about an hour plane ride away. Going to the airport is quite challenging to a newly awakening person if that is a way to describe myself. One thing I definitely noticed at the gate before the plane was to depart was that almost EVERYONE at our gate and the gates around me were on their cell phones. I am trying to severely limit my cell phone use along with all social media and no news since I started awakening last year. Eckhart teaches that our new “smartphones” take us out of the present moment and are an extension of our personal consciousness. To me he is spot on! I was amazed as I sat there just observing people as he likes to do in airports. To me, most people are unconscious and lost in their own little worlds completely missing the present moment. Another statement he recently made was that this is the first generation of young people (born in the last 20 years) in which the virtual world is more real than the REAL world. Unbelievable teaching to my new way of thinking and it scares me for the future of the planet. I am starting to try to awaken my two teenagers and my wife so that my little family will know the true meaning of our lives and follow our soul purpose versus follow the mind made materialistic view that most Western “Advanced” societies follow. Am I missing something here? I can get very passionate about wanting to wake up the world but know that is my ego talking. I can only awaken myself and those that are open to the process around me. I will say that it is incredible to practice presence outside of my home in the real world as Eckhart teaches. I have fun getting totally present with the people in my pharmacy, gym, etc. Practicing presence and just listening for a “download from the Universe” is incredibly powerful. It almost scares me a bit but I know that is ego talking. I would like to share an experience I had at a hotel at night while in Cleveland late last week but am thinking that is a great place to start a new blog post. My new normal is having incredible things happening from the Universe which is a teaser for my next post. Blessings and love to all.