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    Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step by Step Guide to Living in the Now. 20th Anniversary Special Edition.
    Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step by Step Guide to Living in the Now. 20th Anniversary Special Edition.
    Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step by Step Guide to Living in the Now. 20th Anniversary Special Edition.
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    Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step by Step Guide to Living in the Now. 20th Anniversary Special Edition.

    By Shannon Duncan

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    Filled with powerful but easily accessible concepts and exercises, Present Moment Awareness shows readers how they can drop their emotional baggage, calm their worries about the future, and start enjoying the peace and joyfulness that can only be found in the now.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPresent Moment Press Inc.
    Release dateFeb 14, 2023
    ISBN9781959254010
    Present Moment Awareness: A Simple, Step by Step Guide to Living in the Now. 20th Anniversary Special Edition.

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      Present Moment Awareness is one of the better self help books I have read in a long time. Author Shannon Duncan really captures the contributing factors to help you live in the moment. He offers exercises and self assessments to help you work on developing the hard one habit of staying in the moment. I actually used the content of this book while I was reading it. I missed the start of a half marathon running race by 17 minutes. Instead of getting angry about what happened and fearing about finishing in last. What didn't happen yet. I thought about the book and staying in the moment. No matter what I did I could not change the fact that I missed the start so don't get angry. Likewise finishing last was a future event that did not happen yet so why worry. I just ran hard and steady staying in the moment and everything worked out fine. Actually I had a faster time than if I would have started on time. I credit the book for that. I would definitely recommend this book as a good read and I enjoyed it.

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    Present Moment Awareness - Shannon Duncan

    THE POWER OF THIS MOMENT

    • • •

    He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in remembering the past.

    — HENRY DAVID THOREAU

    I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

    — ALBERT EINSTEIN

    Living in the present moment is the full awareness and appreciation of the life we have, right here and right now. Present moment awareness is being aware of what is happening in ourselves and our world instead of being lost in random fears from the past and uncertainties, hopes, and expectations for the future. In the absence of those fantasies we have the opportunity to enjoy our day-to-day living.

    To get started, we need to gain a sense of what it feels like to be present. The ideas and exercises in this first section may seem simplistic, but they are crucial to understanding the deeper concepts that come later in the book. Like the layers of an onion, we are peeling away the causes of our discontent, starting with the most easily recognized symptoms.

    RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

    When we are living in the present moment, we are using our bodies for the purpose for which they were designed — to feel the raw, uncontaminated reality of life. By learning to be deeply aware of our physical senses, our thoughts, and our emotions, we can greatly increase the clarity of that experience. In making this effort to be present with ourselves, we are fostering the opportunity to grow.

    Most of us carry a great deal of fear over what is yet to come, which leads us to react blindly to the inevitable obstacles that appear from time to time in our lives. In being so absorbed in our worries, we miss out on the only real life we have — the one happening right here and right now in the present moment. Because so many of us are not used to simply being with ourselves, without some kind of distraction, it is not uncommon to find the barriers of anxiousness or restlessness blocking our way. This is completely normal and should not be allowed to distract or dissuade us from our efforts here. As we shall explore later, these can be some of the greatest inhibitors to the enjoyment of our lives.

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    A Glimpse of the Present Moment

    When we are present in the moment, we are not thinking about our environment. We are simply experiencing it. The goal is to observe without judgment, analysis, or thought.

    Take some time to notice what you are experiencing in this moment. To do this you should pay attention to all of your senses. What is the temperature? How bright is the lighting? Are your hands cold? Feet warm? What do you smell? Do you notice random thoughts floating through your mind? Are you feeling any specific emotions? Are you relaxed or tense? How does it feel to be supported by your chair? How does this book feel in your hands? What sounds can you hear?

    For example, if your cat’s litter box is a little rank, don’t consume yourself with thoughts of changing it. Simply experience the smell as it is, and allow any thought of changing the litter to float by. Notice how you can be aware of something, such as a stinky litter box, without having to conduct a mental dialog about it. You can be aware of what needs to be done without having to think about it. This excess thinking is mental static, a noise in your mind that distracts you from the reality of the present moment.

    Close the book now and take this opportunity to glimpse the present moment. When you feel comfortable with this exercise, please continue.

    Welcome back. In doing this exercise, you may have experienced a few moments of being present in the here and now. Usually most of us only become truly present during moments of breathtaking beauty that defy analysis. An amazing sunset or holding a newborn baby can leave us in awed silence as we simply absorb the experience. Our efforts here are to become aware of how often we allow ourselves to become absorbed in mental static instead of appreciating the endless opportunities to really enjoy our lives that present themselves all the

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