Letting Go of the Past and Future

An Invitation:

Let Go of the Past with Forgiveness

 

Let Go of the Future without Anticipation

Breathe.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Harnisch

Pain and Struggle

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling.

Some people are better at hiding it than others.

—Will Smith

Danger Love

There is no more a greater challenge in life than love.
Love is the greatest danger... if you really want to grow,
accept the greatest danger and move deeply into it.

—Osho

Constantly Evolving Consciousness

26 November 2012

Noise need not to be a negative thing; it can be when there is no silence to counter-balance it. I stepped away from some of this noise, if only for a bit, then most of it for 24 hours at this point. Acting silent. Experiencing life in silence, with deeper clarity, and even deeper silence. Walking, in silence. Knowing nothing. I thought, over and over again, and I continue to think:

I am. I am constantly evolving consciousness.

Simply and continuously moving away from noise into silence and mindfulness. No earth shattering transformation occurring, only this time with self, indeed quite Divine and spiritual. Surrendering naturally and openly, more and more into the experience itself without any expectations. My inner state improving and evolving. My first 24 hours into, I suppose what’s otherwise called Vipassana Meditation.

Jonathan Harnisch

Staying in the Now

Sometimes we may find ourselves wishing we knew what our lives were going to be like or what gifts and challenges would be presented to us in upcoming times—no matter how long. We may want to know if a relationship or dilemma or situation we’re in now will be worth it later. Or, if our goals or expectations will be worth it, recognized, or just making us feel good. We might be going through a decision-making process and we’re just unsure about it. Will things work out? Will they not?

We end up looking for answers, seeing a therapist, talking with friends, seeing some fortuneteller; we might look into ourselves, with the hope of knowing what the future has in store for us. Though the real truth, while unattainable itself, is the future is likely not something that we actually would want to hear about—bringing up feelings of being overwhelmed, exhausted, in the midst of gossip with some rather unfortunate details. If we knew every single detail about what’s ahead, we likely won’t like too much of it.

To think of our lives as how they’ve been up until now and stopping there, at this point, at this moment, we will likely notice that we have already been through quite a lot, and not all of it too much fun to remember.

To stop in the now, I think is the first step towards any sort of change that might take place within us. Being mindful and aware of what and where we are right now, even if in pain; staying aware of ourselves, every part of us, our actions, reactions, behaviors—everything—we might in fact ourselves be a large part of the so-called ‘cause’ or ‘reason’ that became a part of our own suffering.

It’s not all that difficult to change. Staying aware in the present moment is really all it takes. Any changes come from there, perhaps automatically. A sense of freedom is derived from awareness itself.

Are we stuck in an uncomfortable cycle of using old behaviors, or just having a bad day, not necessarily a bad life?

Considering our own choices, even how and what we think, create our both our past and our future, creating our lives and experiences, our pasts and the present moments don’t need to predict our future because the future is now. With our freedom to be aware and mindful, we can then move on, act differently if we choose, react and behave as we wish. It’s not the paths we’re taking that bring us ahead in life, Our paths and our past experiences aren’t really paving us any roads, ways of being, the “who” is who we are.

It’s simply our awareness itself that causes us to continue to continue evolving. Often this can be happening without us even recognizing it.

Jonathan Harnisch

The Bravest Man I Know

Good morning to the bravest man I know, to the man, who every single morning gets up and faces the day (and his demons), knowing that sometimes he may get things confused or his emotions may fluctuate more than he likes, and yet he still gets up and sends me happy, silly little texts that he loves me, he still goes with me to get my blood drawn. Baby, you are awesome. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise. You are awesome and tender and brave, and every single day I thank God that I didn't let you get away back in 2009. I am better for knowing you, better for being married to you. I love you oodles and oodles and oodles. To infinity and back!! ♥ ♥ ♥

 

Faith in Ourselves

It's often difficult to not be afraid or scared. Though it only causes suffering to living in fear. Having faith is to believe something is true, sometimes with not having any proof that it's true. Faith in ourselves will often bring out the proof.

Jonathan Harnisch