Finding Beauty in the Present Moment

It is a beautiful and somewhat rare occurrence when all your senses align, and the recognition of appreciation floods you in a NOW moment. These moments are to be cherished. When your heart is filled, and you recognize the beauty around you, it is as if all the notes of the moment come together to play the perfect chord of a newfound favorite melody—one you will look back on or, rather, feel back into.

You may visualize such a moment in your mind's eye and allow it to bring you back to that feeling, that emotion. This feeling can be carried and retrieved at any time if you find yourself in a place where you would like to feel that way again. What's even better is when you can be in the NOW of every present moment and feel appreciation for it and what it offers. The memory of that feeling of appreciation will be useful in putting you into a space of contentment if you choose; it acts as a jumpstart for the moment, pulling you back toward your center if you feel off.

Oftentimes, you may not recognize those moments as they occur, but you can build them to your liking after the fact and recall them in a different way. This recollection is also useful and can alter your past. You have the ability to change your situations by choosing how you feel about them. Events, people, and places are defined by your feelings toward them, even if others feel differently.

It matters not what others feel about any given subject or topic; what matters most is how YOU feel about it. It is not your responsibility to change anyone else's perception, as doing so may only throw you off your own path. Stay solidly, happily content with your own knowing, your own guidance, and trust that others will follow theirs. You are the light for yourself. Shine.