"Worry is only in the past or the future, right now, in this moment, there is only peace, perfect peace."
I'm in constant transition. In the past five years, I've lived in six cities, attended 4 Universities, kissed plenty of frogs, said good bye a surreal amount of times, experienced countless new things, met and re-met some of the most amazing people, realized the importance of humanity, recognized the inherent love my closest friends and family constantly support me with, and I've learned. I've learned about myself and I've learned about others. I've loved, but I've never lost.
In days, I will be trekking south to explore a part of our country that I have merely just passed through until now. For the first time in my life, I'm making a physical transition with another person, someone who has recently become my most promising adventurer. By June 8th, I will be in my new home, the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. I have so much to look forward to: my students, the adventures that I have yet to take, the lessons awaiting me, the mysteries that have already been written, mysteries that I can not even imagine. Reflecting on the last 5 years of my life, I have much to be thankful for too and I have many to credit for the mysteries that have already unfolded in front of me as well as the lessons they brought with them. The past, however, is marked, at times, with hurt. The future, too, is laden with unknown anxieties.
It is because the past has passed and the future is unknown that I find perfect peace in this very moment. It is only this moment that there is no worry. It is this moment that I am abundantly provided for. In this moment, I am surrounded by love, I am healthy, I am alive, and I am living. I am not simply breathing in and out mindlessly, I am aware of the thousands of particles entering me as I inhale, these particles sustain this moment. It is only in this moment that I can do anything, for no other moment is mine, only this one.
The moments past have crafted this story, they have utilized the multitudes to take authorship of the story that has become my life. The moments past have taught me lessons and have taken me places. But it is in this moment, I am alive and only this moment. The moments to come promise adventure and dance, but it is only this moment that I know and this moment is peace. This moment doesn't begin or end, this moment is a dance, this moment is a song.
It is this moment, I give my soul to the Universe, for the deepest satisfaction comes from being One with the Universe, dancing to the orchestral tunes of this Powerful Moment.
