From the instant my identity sparked into “Being” at 4 years old, I can distinctly remember having the crystal clear thought’s in that moment in time, “Who am I?” “What am I?” and “What am I doing, right now?” (In the thoughts and vernacular of a four year old.)  And, if those questions weren’t enough to bake the noddle of a 4 year old, they were immediately followed by “Seriously, who am I?” “Seriously, what am I?” and the most important question to me at that time was “Was I even a who or a what before this moment in time?”

Seeking the answer’s to understanding that moment in time became my carrot and stick in life, little did I know, finding the answers would be the booby prize , it was however the beginning of my journey into “Mastering the Moment”.

The first thing there is to understand about mastering the moment, is…there is only the moment, and nothing else. One could say that life is an omni-present, multi-dimensional, ceaselessly flowing field of all possibility. Said another way, life is a series of moments strung together, only experienced in the occurring as a right now phenomenon, period. The concept of linear time is an illusion, a man made mental construct to mark and keep records of our existence. The past never existed, the future hasn’t happened, there is only, right now… and right now… and right now. If you can wrap your head around that, you’ve got a shot at “Mastering the Moment.

“What do you mean, the past never existed? I know it did because I remember it! You’re crazy!”

Really, consider this. In the “occurring” of the past, it was the present. You and I relate to the past as though it were some place we could travel to with our notions of “time travel” and such, the ruthless rules of reality dictate, that simply isn’t true. The past only really exists in the memory of those who experienced the “occurring” event or have some memory of the “story” of the event (and of course in our writings).

“Leonard, this heady stuff is great, but what is the practical application to mastering the moment?”

That heady stuff was to serve as a background of relatedness for you to understand this. You have the power to choose any state of being you wish and all you ever had to do to experience it (in your occurring moments) was to call it forth (to be experienced by you right now).

When we move into any moment, we rarely do so with our state of being determined “ahead of time”. Instead, we wait to see: One, how the moment shows up for us. Two, how others are re-acting to the moment. Then, at the speed of thought, a judgment or assessment dictates “who” we get to “be” in that moment and more important than that, how that moment gets experienced by us.

What if you took the point of view that you were going to determine “who” you were going to “be” before the moment showed up? What if you took the point of view that you were going to be loving, ahead of time? What if you took the point of view that you were going to be excited, ahead of time? Do you think that point of view would alter the way you experienced that moment? Said another way, do you think that point of view would alter your occurring of that moment?

You bet it would!

I can hear the Cup-O-Joe gallery saying to me as I write this: “Leonard, I could simply meditate to experience mastery of the moment. I could ride a bike, jog a 5k or do an activity that is pleasing to me, to experience being excited or loving.” Yes you could, and all of these things are great. The conundrum in this, is that one can’t do these things all the time, all day long. It would be impractical to attempt to meditate, ride a bike or jog a 5k all day every day to get to experience mastery of the moment.

(Critically important to the understanding of this writing) When one chooses the moment to move into ahead of time, they shift the axis of their experience of that moment from being “at the effect of” to being the “cause of” their experience of that moment, and that very simple act of creation will alter their occurring.

Here’s why: Meditation, jogging a 5k or riding a bike all live in the realm of doing something to get to a state of being. One can not do excited, one can only be excited. One can not do loving, one can only be loving. Remember this always, what you are being is who you really are, not what you think you are, nor what you are currently doing. You are not a “human doing” you are a “human being”.

Learning to master the moment begins with the acceptance of the responsibility of being cause in the matter (of the moment) of one’s own life and that is the beginning of mastery of living. True mastery in life is a continuous contiguous secession of these moments.

It is my opinion that: “True nuggets in life can be experienced by seeking out and playing with those who are looking for the meaning to life. Run, run very fast, away from those who say they have found it.” You may quote me… Seek the teacher who tells you, he has not the answer to your questions in life and points to you and says “but you do.”

The age of the single messiah to come along and change the world has long since passed. For the collective called “Humanity” to evolve and graduate from it’s infancy to adolescence, a global shift in awareness is what’s needed. You have the answers to all you could ever want or need in life contained within you and all you need to do to have access to them, is remember.

I hope you enjoyed this Cup-O-Joe

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I am of the belief that nothing I write is true. My writings are nothing more than the rantings of a pseudo eclectic and are therefore only “my point of view” to be tried on or not, with no more thought than you would try on a coat for functionality in your life.

For those of you who are not big fans of walking, let me forward my proxy in the affirmative.

There is nothing in the world like being with your thoughts on a long walk and having the universe connect the dots on one of life’s issues you are currently dealing with. After my walk this morning I felt like a razor sharp blade of masculine energy.

It’s nice to be able to pull back and view the Matrix. …ah.