What we are talking about is learning to live in the present moment, in the now. When you aren't distracted by your own negative thinking, when you don't allow yourself to get lost in moments that are gone or yet to come, you are left with this moment. This moment-now-truly is the only moment you have. It is beautiful and special. Life is simply a series of such moments to be experienced one right after another. If you attend to the moment you are in and stay connected to your soul and remain happy, you will find that your heart is filled with positive feelings.
Sydney BanksIf we can forgive everyone, regardless of what he or she may have done, we nourish the soul and allow our whole being to feel good. To hold a grudge against anyone is like carrying the devil on your shoulders. It is our willingness to forgive and forget that casts away such a burden and brings light into our hearts, freeing us from many ill feelings against our fellow human beings.
Sydney BanksAll feelings derive and become alive, whether negative or positive, from the power of Thought
Sydney BanksIf the only thing people learned was not to be afraid of their experience, that alone would change the world.
Sydney BanksAnd in this game of life, we all search for ourselves. When I say selves, I mean โinner selvesโ, the thing that created the life in the first place. Now consciously, most of us are not aware of this. But if youโre searching for happiness; if youโre searching for tranquility; if youโre searching just to have a nice, peaceful, loving, understanding life... in actual fact, your searching for your inner self.
Sydney BanksWhat we are talking about is learning to live in the present moment, in the now. When you aren't distracted by your own negative thinking, when you don't allow yourself to get lost in moments that are gone or yet to come, you are left with this moment. This moment-now-truly is the only moment you have. It is beautiful and special. Life is simply a series of such moments to be experienced one right after another. If you attend to the moment you are in and stay connected to your soul and remain happy, you will find that your heart is filled with positive feelings.
Sydney Banks