How do you do?

[Plenum]

Thanks for the generous response, Plenum. If I understand you correctly, your approach is to direct your awareness to the catalytic potential of each moment.

yes, I think so.  As Ra offered, the moment contains love, and if we are not perceiving or experiencing that love in each moment, then there is something clouding our judgement and/or perception.  So one could say that I use the catalyst of "not being able to experience love in every moment" as my main principle.

That sounds useful but exhausting. :-)

I would probably say it's dedicated work.  It actually gives me a focal point for my waking consciousness, one that I can truly invest in and believe in, because it has proved it's value and efficaciousness over and over.  So my faith is very much invested in the process.

Is it just a reflex now, or do you find it a lot of work to keep that vigil?

it's more a way of beingness, I think.  An attitudinal shift.  Just like some people revolve their lives around acquisition of material things (nothing wrong with that!), I've just shifted my focus around this inner work.  My mind does groove into that pattern like a reflex, but the actual process still takes dedicated attention and applied awareness.  Learning (and uncovering hidden aspects of the self) always involves some effort!

But it's really rewarding, and I find that I can't ignore catalyst anymore, even if I wanted to.  Sometimes I'm a bit obtuse in recognising it's presence (it can be incredibly subtle, and points to things that we think are ingrained in our personality as unchangeable), but catalyst only knocks louder at the door, and so we eventually get the message