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This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of being in the moment (today and every day).

COMMENT BY MARIE: I will be taking some time off, so this "daily" inspiration is for the period from today until the end of the month. The Daily Inspiration will resume on January 1st.  Visit the home page at InnerSelf.com anytime for new articles. Wishing you joy-filled holidays and a wonder-filled new year.

 

InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration

December 23 to 31, 2024

The focus for this week is:

I am learning to relax my mind
and be fully in the present moment.

Today's inspiration was written by Lynne Sedgmore:

Being Here Now is being fully in this moment with our whole being and attention. Being here now includes the realisation that we are always thinking about the past or the future, that our mind has continual conversations with itself that are difficult to turn off.

We have lots of opinions, structures, beliefs and concepts, all based on what has happened in the past or may happen into the future. Constant thinking prevents us from enjoying the moment we are in, the moment of simply being here now, experiencing things as they arise new and fresh, freed from all concepts or expectations.

The capacity to be here now, whether spontaneous or cultivated, can become a regular and constant state as we learn to relax our personality restrictions, relax our minds and experience presence viscerally and directly.

CONTINUE READING here: 
Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:

Being Here Now: Lessons from Spiritual Encounters

by Lynne Sedgmore.

Read the complete article here.

The focus for today: I am learning to relax my mind and be fully in the present moment.

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RELATED BOOK: Presence Activism

Presence Activism: A Profound Antidote to Climate Anxiety
by Lynne Sedgmore.

In this book, author Lynne Sedgmore integrates presence, climate activism, and the alleviation of climate anxiety in an innovative and unique synthesis and new term - Presence Activism. By offering a profound solution with new perspectives, Presence Activism: A Profound Antidote to Climate Anxiety is steeped in a presence that moves activism beyond metaphors of war, enemies, and destruction, as well as the illusion of separation, into the visceral knowing of presence and interconnection, thereby making presence an important part of the way forward for current and future activism.

This book is a compendium of different perspectives and experiences of presence, as well as a powerful conceptual and thoughtful analysis of the fields of presence, climate anxiety, and climate peril.

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About the Author

photo of Dr. Lynne Sedgmore CBEDr. Lynne Sedgmore CBE is an activist, executive coach, non-executive board member, priestess, interfaith minister, published author, poet and former chief executive. She Chairs the Glastonbury Town Deal investment of £25 million. She has been involved in environmental and feminist campaigns and numerous protests since the 1970s. She bridges mainstream organisations and spiritual communities. She coaches individuals and senior teams in charities and organisations that inspire her. She lives in Glastonbury, UK.