Angels, Spirits, etc can kiss my [redacted].

[Diana]

A gentle reminder....
You are within an illusion, meaning, in our wobbly words, this is not reality.  You are already One but cannot know it as you are in this illusory space/time.

To think one part of this existence is real and another not is separation. This is reality now. This may be a part of a whole, but all parts of the whole are real. There may be a larger picture, but that does not mean this part is not real. If one part has been created, it's all created. If there is a OIC, being the source of all this creation, and we create each moment here with our decisions, it's all creation.

For example, many New Agers say we are a soul, not a body. But we are both (assuming souls exist). The body may be more ephemeral, but that doesn't mean it's any less real in the moment.

I don't know about you, however, I love this world. The horse, the dog, the cat, the flower and the tree. The colors are so vibrant and sometimes the conversation so rich!

I agree. But I also know that there is so much suffering here. Many who come to this forum are suffering. Definitely staying connected with the natural world is important and can bring one back to point.

I say, know what you know now and deal with what comes about later. In other words, live for each moment as it unfolds and if you are at the appointed time leaving this plane of existence, you will be experiencing nothing but another moment.

I agree with this too.

Wanderers could be very ingenious in the art of staying grounded in what is called The Eternal Now but you may have to apply yourself just as everyone upon this beautiful planet applies hardwork.
Kristina

I so agree that we have to put in the work. Sometimes even taking a little action breaks inertia. Stagnant waters become toxic.

The planet is beautiful, but humanity is not. Many people are still in survival mode, having to deal with no job, not enough money to live comfortably (and far worse that goes on here). One may be focused on a beautiful deer grazing on tree leaves, and the next moment that deer is shot by a hunter who just likes killing animals and will hang the deer head on a wall (after the deer goes through horrible suffering). Obviously I don't mean all humans, but we are a far cry from a compassionate world at this point.

What are your ideas on staying focused on the beauty? And do you think it's possible to maintain that focus?