The Future

September 6, 2023

The present is the only time we really have to live. Living in the past or the future takes us out of the present.

When we think about the future, some of us may think that we are not living in the present. But if we are fully aware as we think about the future, those thoughts are brought into the present. We only lose awareness of the present when we live in the future or the past. We also lose awareness of the present when distracted by ego delusions or distortions of present reality.

Life demands that we think about the future, so we plan for meals, vacations, weddings, births, college, retirement and much more. We also consider the future when looking at all our goals and progress.

But if we make hard and fast plans and base our life on them, we may be in for a rude awakening. In real life, our plans can disintegrate in a flash. So in planning and dreaming about the future, we must strike a healthy balance between making our plans and being grounded in reality.

Fortunately, consciousness studies and the Spirituality of the Enneagram speak to the Holy Plan. Working with this plan as it unfolds in every now, we face the future and adapt as plans change.

Inquiry: How acquainted are you with the Holy Plan?

Dear God,

My ego has terrific plans, but they are not necessarily my soul’s plans. Oh God, my prayer is for the acceptance of reality and to embrace the Holy Plan. Amen.

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