Living at the Speed of Light: The Unlimited Power of the Present

Chapter Eleven. The Unlimited Power of the Present.

The present is a continuum in which all of existence is constantly improving, and in each new, split-second, this is true. The present moment is always around us and within us. Opportunity is perpetually available to all, and if it 'only knocks once,' it has been knocking on our doors since the very beginning of time, for the only time is now, and therefore, our opportunity to improve is also constant.

To optimize our ability to improve, we need only change from who we were to who we desire to be right now. As each new moment replaces our immediate past, we must train ourselves to see our new world in a different way and our world will change miraculously for us.

If we view frame after frame of our existence as we always have, we will not perceive the vast, Universal changes abounding, and we will continue to believe that there is no hope, but if we will dismiss all of the old ways which formerly brought only pain into our lives, we will discover that the all-powerful, present moment will erase them and put fresh, new, enjoyable situations in front of us.

Since the present is perpetually opening new doors, we must keep our minds open in order to receive the treasure map which is now revealed. The map shows a single starting point, which is where you are right now, and every step you follow leads you to this same point -- now, and as you continue to follow the directions, you will find yourself, again, at the beginning, a new beginning, the first step of the rest of your life, the first step leading into eternity.

When you visualize this starting point, and you allow the power of the present to guide you along your pathway, you will begin to see, within the map, your life-long goals, aspirations, and dreams, as well as the mountaintops of enlightenment, and the oases of fresh, inner-peace at various locations around you. Then, as the truth begins to fill your life, you will notice some of these 'treasures' coming closer to you, and they will eventually appear within your present starting point, and although that place never changes, but remains constant within the present, the dreams and the visions have now converged here, and you find yourself where you have always wanted to be.

If you are unhappy with your past, the present moment will gently erase it if you permit it to do so for you. If you will step into each new second with the promise made to you by the truth, you will have no time for remorse or guilt, because you will be too busy exploring your new-found treasure map.

You will be occupied by the pursuit of the present -- the all-powerful. Each new step will bring new dreams and new power into that starting point which is simply -- you!

As you change, your point of reference grows. When you drop the need for 'self-importance,' the ego disappears, and the 'old you' is replaced by the new opportunity to see and have it all. Again, when you are willing to be nobody for the truth, the truth becomes all powerful within your space. The more you cling to being 'somebody,' the less you are able to see the big picture. Once you are compelled to be nothing at all, you have, at last, become the power. You have become the power to direct your life to anywhere you wish it to lead you.

When you live 100% in the present, you are where you are intended to be at all times. When you are fully aware that the present is everything, you will dismiss the former you who always stands in the way of your progress. When you carry the 'importance' of your position, your title, your country club, or luxury car with you, that boundless mass is too cumbersome for the present to just whisk you along to true abundance.

When you are nothing at all, you simply become the truth, a part of the Cosmic picture. When you reduce your self and your attachments down to that binary one -- the mere fact that you are, you will find yourself living at the speed of light, fueled only by the all-powerful, present moment.