It is a mistake to imagine that you can awaken in any kind of permanent way. There is only NOW and so you can only be awake now. Even the idea of permanence is an illusion. The question to ask is 'Am I awake and fully present NOW?' That question arises and is answered in perfect silence.

The truth is uncompromising.

You can be sad for others but you don't have to take on their pain.

Projecting into the future with hopes, dreams and desires can never fulfill you. Only the present moment can fulfill you.

True awakening involves embracing every aspect of yourself with love and acceptance, including everything you have been denying, hiding or trying to fix. To deny these things is a judgment of them and judgment will keep you forever imprisoned within separation.

As you awaken, the present moment becomes your home. You still play in the world of time, but you're not identified with the story unfolding there.

If you can see it, hear it, feel it, taste it, touch it, or smell it, you can be present with it. It is of the present moment, and so it brings to you the opportunity to be present with it.