It’s been 11 days since my last post.
I was going to give regular updates on my travels through Montana and Wyoming, but I felt as though I was in some other dimension, one where I lost track of the typical time-space reality.
This lost-in-time feeling has happened many times while traveling abroad, especially in Asia. But when it happens in the U.S., it is always a surprise.
Looking up at the mountains, driving or walking in their midst, takes you out of future-think and puts you where you belong, the present moment. This doesn’t mean there is no value in the past or the future. There most certainly is. But NOW is where everything exists, including thoughts about the future and memories from the past.
Reliving your past triumphs and successes is one of the most advantageous practices you can engage in. Recalling the good and especially the great directs your mind to experience more of the same.
Always being future-oriented is a mistake as it stifles momentum. When you take time to remember and reflect upon the best, momentum is activated and you are catapulted to greatness much more quickly than you are if you ignore your precious past.
The present moment is precious. So is the past. Same goes for the future. Putting all three together in the NOW is empowering beyond belief.
One of my grandest memories on this voyage was being guided by a Crow Nation elder, who took me to sacred places, explained the true history of the people and the land, and explained how he makes direct contact with the Creator. So simple and powerful that only a buffoon could walk away thinking that there is no greater force than oneself.
Yes, you are more powerful than you realize, but you’re hardly the end all and be all.
We were put upon this earth by the Creator and were given the ability to create through the combination of imagination and action. And we are happiest when we are creating. That’s yet another example of how and when we leave the typical time-space realm of reality
Another is when we dream, and boy oh boy, did I have some big dreams during this trip.
If you’re someone who hasn’t traveled much, make a plan to do so, and begin as soon as you can. You don’t need to go far to experience the benefits. They are monumental momentum builders.
Matt Furey
