Hi Steve,
Your 60th birthday idea is very good, you are such a creative thinker.
Here is my response..
I think older age can take us unto two (at least two) different
directions, one going into the past, and one going into the future,
and there is also a path that learns to stay in the here and now, a
path that Eckart Tolle talkes about especially in his book titled,
Now. This could be called the middle path and or walking into the
center fork in the road, so to speak.
I will be 80 this coming July and my ways of thinking about the past
is "appreciation", appreciating for everything and everyone, and that
is all that it is. Not much more than that. The past does count for
getting us to the places where we find ourselves in the Now, and
certainly count for some importance.
On the other side, thinking about the future seems to belong to
another realm completely, A very important reality, one that the
logical brain can not seem to form into anything relating to the
present. Things are in a flux of change and moving very rapidly and
it seems to be going forward at remarkable speed.
To my way of thinking, we must learn to let go. This letting go calls
for drastic change in many ways, being we form patterns of ingrained
thinking over the years. We are finding the importance 0f letting go
of old patterns and beliefs. Many things such as religion,
relationships, careers, finances, possessions, and yes, even memories.
Of course the future is not here and either is the past. All we
have is this moment and that is so very important. How we entertain
our thoughts will create tomorrow.
Your ideas and offer for writing about the past sounds like fun and
could be very interesting. However, I am just not there.
For many people, life at this time, is like floating down a rushing
stream, we are either going to hang on to what ever we can along the
way, or we are going to just let go in trust and enjoy the ride while
looking forward, not in fear, but with anticipation for a brighter
more beautiful future.
We have entered a new world, the past is fading away, fast, and we
are waking up to a future not quite within sight, but getting there.
Creative people, such as yourself are the visionaries and the leaders
of a new consciousness, and it is beyond any logical description. I
imagine there will be very little comparison with this present world.
With Love,
Your friend,
Marilyn Howard 3/23/11
Your 60th birthday idea is very good, you are such a creative thinker.
Here is my response..
I think older age can take us unto two (at least two) different
directions, one going into the past, and one going into the future,
and there is also a path that learns to stay in the here and now, a
path that Eckart Tolle talkes about especially in his book titled,
Now. This could be called the middle path and or walking into the
center fork in the road, so to speak.
I will be 80 this coming July and my ways of thinking about the past
is "appreciation", appreciating for everything and everyone, and that
is all that it is. Not much more than that. The past does count for
getting us to the places where we find ourselves in the Now, and
certainly count for some importance.
On the other side, thinking about the future seems to belong to
another realm completely, A very important reality, one that the
logical brain can not seem to form into anything relating to the
present. Things are in a flux of change and moving very rapidly and
it seems to be going forward at remarkable speed.
To my way of thinking, we must learn to let go. This letting go calls
for drastic change in many ways, being we form patterns of ingrained
thinking over the years. We are finding the importance 0f letting go
of old patterns and beliefs. Many things such as religion,
relationships, careers, finances, possessions, and yes, even memories.
Of course the future is not here and either is the past. All we
have is this moment and that is so very important. How we entertain
our thoughts will create tomorrow.
Your ideas and offer for writing about the past sounds like fun and
could be very interesting. However, I am just not there.
For many people, life at this time, is like floating down a rushing
stream, we are either going to hang on to what ever we can along the
way, or we are going to just let go in trust and enjoy the ride while
looking forward, not in fear, but with anticipation for a brighter
more beautiful future.
We have entered a new world, the past is fading away, fast, and we
are waking up to a future not quite within sight, but getting there.
Creative people, such as yourself are the visionaries and the leaders
of a new consciousness, and it is beyond any logical description. I
imagine there will be very little comparison with this present world.
With Love,
Your friend,
Marilyn Howard 3/23/11
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