I have just one reason for not posting again on a regular schedule…
My ‘present mind’.
While at times it will jaunt off into an internal tangent and take me somewhere completely removed from a current situation, generally my mind is on exactly what’s in front of me. And little else. Meaning thoughts I had even moments before entering the room, intending to do something very specific, are gone completely when something there needs even a moment’s attention. The past is fully in the past, even if I’d intended to bring it into the future.
This means that not only do I need a list to go shopping, but I also have to take measures to ensure I remember to bring the list. It also means that unless something is such an established habit that it has become a part of the schema of where I’ll naturally go — it won’t happen. Almost no matter how much I want it, chances are good I’ll forget.
So when reading about the ideal of the Present Mind, focusing and knowing completely only that which is before you — don’t take it too literally. Oh sure, it’s a valuable skill to be able to pull off, but only when it’s appropriate. It’s not meant to be an ‘all the time’ thing.
If you don’t believe me, try it for a while, and see how many possible ‘presents’ go unopened…
Nynia in the Now 
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