We cannot be in the present moment and run our story lines at the same time. Experiment with this for yourself, and watch how it changes you. Impermanence becomes vivid in the present moment; so do compassion and wonder and courage. And so does fear. In fact, anyone who stands on the edge of the unknown, fully in the present, without a reference point, experiences groundlessness. That’s when our understanding goes deeper, when we find the the present moment is a pretty vulnerable place and that this can be completely unnerving and completely tender and the same time.
– Pema Chodron
That’s a beautiful quote! Googling Pema Chodron now!
Thanks, Sarah. She has several books on this subject. My favorite is “Comfortable with Uncertainty.”