Dear Steemit,
a few weeks ago I was reading a book of lectures by Alan Watts. He spoke about how there is only the 'now' which is a topic I've heard about before, of course, but I liked his take on it. I won't comment on it since it was a library book and I don't have access to it right now, but I will say it stuck with me and has been a recurring thought since then.
This morning while I was meditating, my mind kept wandering and I eventually just let it. I starting thinking about where I was, how I felt, and how it was all that really mattered. I was focusing on my energy, my body, then the floor I was sitting on, in my bedroom, in my house, in this city, in this country, on this earth, in this galaxy, in the universe. I felt so connected and at peace. It was like nothing mattered and everything mattered at the same time. Everything just... was.
I phased out of it and carried on with my day but I sat there with my eyes closed, deeply breathing for much longer than I had set on my app to time and log meditation.
I think this was just an extreme moment of a feeling that's been getting stronger recently. I've been more light and carefree. I've stopped taking everything as serious and it's made me a better person. I can let things slide and forgive people easier, I beat myself up for small things far less. I don't stress things that are out of my power.
The peace I have gotten from presence it unlike any other.
