The Now

[zine]

I see alot of new guys in this community come in looking for a magic pill. A few lines or techniques that will get them laid. As we all know these don't exist. The most powerful changes on this earth are gradual. One thing I have noticed about these changes is that they care nothing for past or future. They happen each and every moment regardless of what's going on around them. They happen right now.

The Power We Let Past and Future have over us
Powerful men and women have goals, but they all know that the past cannot be changed. The future is focused on by many. I.E. someday I'll have the girl I want, the car of my dreams, a vault full of cash, or a soap that grows my penis to whatever size I want it to be. The problem with this is is that when your focus is on the future or the past it cannot be on the now. You cannot just be. I notice alot of guys saying that they can get a girl attracted to them, but then they don't know what to say. Why? because they aren't living in the now. Routines are past memories that create a fun vibe. There is nothing wrong with that, but many times they are not spur of the moment things. They are preplanned ways of talking that make you look cool. Fuck that, you are cool right now. Your game is a 10 right now. Forget your past. Forget your future. What can you do right this moment to improve yourself. Then don't just sit there and think about it. Do it!

The Power of Silence
I bet you are asking yourself. How do I consistently get rid of all the crazy noise of thoughts circling through my head. One good way is to focus on the silence around you. Look around you, just sit back for a second and listen. Not to the noises around you, but to the silence. There is beauty in silence. There is stillness in it. There is peace in it. This stillness is the place where great thoughts come from. Our minds are so cluttered with all these garbage thoughts these days that it's no wonder we can't attain peace. You have to stop thinking to start living in the now.

Right now I stop typing on this post...
I sat in silence for a few seconds..... I then looked around my room. It's a pretty simple dorm room, but I noticed the walls were made of huge bricks. I thought about the man who sat in a factory making those bricks, day after day after day. All he probably does is make bricks. Then I thought how could this man enjoy making bricks that has to be so routine and monotonous... I sat in silence again....... The only way he could possibly enjoy it is to take pride in his work right now. To make every brick the best it could possibly be. Not to focus on the fact that he has to make 3872 bricks to reach his quota today. Living in the now gives you power. Nothing can effect you for long. You are transperant to anything negative. Pain takes time. Time doesn't exist in the now therefore it just moves right through you. Ask yourself what is this moment lacking? Whatever the answer is don't think about attaining it that would be living in the future. Just go attain it. Right now.

[Atlas]

"Your game is a 10 right now" haha you got that from Tim, the Australian. He's a cool guy. This stuff sounds a lot like what's discussed in the book, The Power of Now. If this isn't where you got it from, you must read it

[zine]

yeah amazing book, kind of hippy shit, but the value that book gives is totally worth the read. I just tried to paraphrase a few of the things I learned, and give them to the forum here to take value from also.

I actually used the my game is a 10 thing before hearing tim, but that guy is solid, and I learned alot from listening to him. Everyone should give him a listen.

[shredder]

So when I go out to start my day in the morning, should i be thinking something like "lets make this english class awsome" or walking to my table in dining hall "this conversation will be funny and worth while?" Is that the sort of thing you do? I really like the idea of living in the now, i guess i am just a bit unsure of how to actually implement it...

[shredder]

I am assuming that this idea of living in the now is meant to be used in all facets of life, including our work and relationships...

[zine]

yes this is about being totally present absorbing everything that is going on around you at every moment of the day.

So when I go out to start my day in the morning, should i be thinking something like "lets make this english class awsome" or walking to my table in dining hall "this conversation will be funny and worth while?" Is that the sort of thing you do? I really like the idea of living in the now, i guess i am just a bit unsure of how to actually implement it...

No don't think about making english class awesome that would be thinking of the future. Imagine you are currently walking to english class and thinking wow english class is going to be awesome. This is a positive thought, but being that it's focused on something in the future there is no way it can benefit you right now. Instead of focusing on something in the future focus on what's going on around you right now. Ask yourself what is amazing about this moment, or how can I make this moment more amazing, and take action on that thought right now. If you have ever heard the phrase "stop and smell the roses" it is a metaphor of living in the beauty of what the world is right now. I feel that that saying is kind of gay as I would never stop and smell roses they are very prickly and really don't smell that good, and flowers are kind of gay for a man to be carrying around randomly, but I do respect the person that originally said that because they must have understood what it meant to live in the now, and my hope is that it will help you understand exactly what I mean by this post.

[Rhody]

I love the idea of this thread. However, I can't help but think about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O70eJlJXbQ