God is only in the present.
But we don't live in the present because we live in our heads. [TJF Aug. 2012: We also may not live in the present because of psychological baggage we carry around within us.]
July 15, 1980
Our inability to be present hampers our communication with God.
Awareness helps bring us into the present.
You can enjoy something only in the present.
Awareness brings change. For the better.
You are under compulsion when you cannot do something. [TJF Aug. 2012: e.g., when we cannot experience awareness in the present.]
Fantasy is a powerful tool for changing people. [TJF Aug. 2012: Making a retreat following the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola requires each person on retreat to use fantasy to actively imagine certain scenes, usually scenes based on biblical passages.]
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