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Living in the present

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LIVING IN THE PRESENT

How to use the puzzle tips ? 

MYSELF

EGO

PRESENT

CONNECT

FILTER

COMPASS

PROTECTION

POLLUTION

RULES

MASTER

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TIPS - Living in the Present

TO SPOT WHEN A SITUATION & HOW I LIVE IT ARE DIFFERENT

HOW TO KNOW FOR SURE WHEN I AM PRESENT

To assess whether I am doing this to myself, I need to check if what I am living inside does (or not!) match what is happening around me. Check whether the storm is solely inside me, or also around me.
Typically, if a situation requires everyone to panic, then everyone would panic - and not just me! Or similarly, everyone would be angry - not just me!

While reality is that I am in panic or angry, what is happening around me is not meant to trigger such a reaction. It seems real.... but it is solely happening in my own head, as I project my thoughts into what I live.

To catch whether I am anchored in reality or in my head, I need to look around me and see whether people react the same way I do. Is what I think a fact, or an opinion I have?
For instance, has the person said something, or do I think they meant something? If I am not 100% sure, then it is better to ask as it may well be happening in my head only!

When I am present I am neither in the past or in the future - as both result in losing contact with reality, plus most likely I then end up dialoguing with myself!

When I am present, my Ego is not in charge but in supporting mode. I am living what is happening here and now without projecting my thoughts into what is going on. I am not regretting what could have been. I am not anticipating what could be. I am not judging. I am just living the moment.

To be present, I accordingly
(1) put all my focus on what is going on around me. All the intellectual activity is to understand what is happening around me - not to interpret what is happening around me.
And (2) check how I feel throughout the conversation. This is no inner conversation: it is about connecting with my feelings, and making sure my reactions match with my emotions.

CONGRATULATIONS!

MYSELF

EGO

PRESENT

CONNECT

FILTER

COMPASS

PROTECTION

POLLUTION

RULES

MASTER

YOU ARE MASTERING THE PUZZLE PIECE MY EGO! 
WELL DONE!

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