In this incantation, I reflect on the acceptance of my current self, acknowledging that what I am in this moment is shaped by the experiences and choices of the present, without the burden of past or future expectations. I am not the sum of an imaginary past; I am entirely and completely timeless.
There are many pernicious ways my belief in time manifests. It shows up in how I resist accepting that I am who I am right here, right now. Instead, I tell myself I am a person who has lived for four and a half decades. A person who was born in one country, traveled to another. A person who made mistakes, regrets certain things, and carries shame. I tell myself I am someone who has a future, who was born and will die. I imagine losing the people I love who are still with me.
But none of that is who I am right now. Right now, I am here. And everything else—my past, my future—only exists because I believe it does.
I’ve come across content that resonates with this realization, and I catch myself thinking, Oh, someone else said this already, it’s not new. But no. That’s the illusion. It’s my voice saying it right now. That’s why it’s here. The moment I consume this content is the moment I create it. I’m not finding ideas that already exist—I’m manifesting them because I am becoming clearer in my own awakening.
The reason I find things I’m thinking is because I’m manifesting my reality as a reflection of what I know to be true. That’s why the messages I encounter feel purer, clearer, more concise. Because I am clearer. As my own words and thoughts sharpen, so too do the reflections of them in the world around me. The messages I receive are of a higher quality than before. Not as pure as what I’m emanating outward, but still sharper, more aligned.
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