The Perfection of the Present Moment

This morning I was again reminded of the perfection of the present moment. It took me many years to understand how this could be true. Often when the moment is filled with circumstances that appear far from perfect it is difficult to see perfection. The more I have learned about natural Brilliance, the more I have understood the present moment.

When I was teaching writing to high school students in a juvenile correction facility, I liked to give them a handout during the holidays which was titled, “The Present”.  It talked about time as a bank.  “Every morning it credits you with 84,600 seconds. Every night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the ‘tomorrow’. You must live in the present on today’s deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today.”

This handout ended with the words: “Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery; today is a gift; that’s why it’s called the present”

I discovered that natural Brilliance can only be accessed in the present moment. To get our truest ideas, understanding and awareness we must be in the moment. It is this moment that holds the perfection of all that is. We can access it when we slow down our minds, relax, and become present to our own Brilliance.

- Lynne Hoft