What is going on in your life NOW? Much has been written about the power of the present moment. That split second you feel, calm, connected, focussed, accepting, proactive,instinctive. Lets address each of these experiential states one at a time;
1) Calm- Physiologically your mind and body are in an optimum state of function for thought and action.The flight or fight hormones are safely stored away which leads us to
2) Connected- That level of awareness that you can get on holiday, when you meditate or when you are just sitting in your garden watching the Bees pollinate the flowers. This stillness creates a state of
3) Focus- You can take in the minutae of detail, your attention span is comfortable and you absorb information through all of your sensory modalities far more easily. Within your mind you feel
4) Accepting- Being in the here and now requires a degree of comfort within your own skin. Aunt Agnes said you were a failure 30 years ago, somehow this just does not matter. This allows you the freedom to be
5) Proactive- Clear decision making seems to be quicker,in time with events rather than delayed reactive response. From this you can be more
6) Instinctive- Action through feeling rather than thinking. we all have gut feelings,heart felt desires and ideas that just pop into our consciousness without is thinking too much about them, but they are just what we need now.
So the next time you want to make a decision, really allow your body to relax, become aware of all your senses,focus on the decison options, what they are and what they are not. You can then call up your experience, skills and unlimited imagination and make that decision NOW.
Welcome to In the Moment Strategic Thinking. More soon.
