timeshifting

·            -  No I don’t have a copy of the bible.

-             *  Why not?

·           - I don’t read nun fiction

*badum tsss*

Okay, this was officially my worst joke ever. Thanks for enduring it.
The point I was about to make, is that I usually hate non fiction, due to its writing style. 

There is however one book, that I loved reading, and it is also be suitable for this blog/homework.

No worries, I’m not getting a percentage out of it. I just think it was a really nice read.

Time Shifting - Stephan Rechtschaffen

The idea is simple: if you’re anxious you live in the future, if you’re melancholic, you live in the past. But what about living in the present? We all have thousands of toughts in our head (wat we still have to do, what we have done).  All tose thoughts make us forget forget, we are actually doing things right now. And those are the things we are in control of. Right now you can chose to focus on it, to fase out, to do anything you want. If you focus more on it, then you can  accomplish more. 

Even when reading this sentence, you might still be thinking about that lame nun fiction joke, or that there are still so many things you could have been doing instead of wasting your time on this message.  And so we shift from present, to past, to future, without actually seizing the moment.

So how about this: take a deep breath and focus only on these words. Minding your breathing is always important, but on an occasions such as this, it helps you  to find your way back to the present. Because no matter what you do, it deservers your undivided attention. Try to open up all of your senses. Take it in: see, feel, know.
- But what about all those things that still need to be done?
Well, when this post is read, you can chose to focus your attention on that, without thinking back on this horrible nun-pun.

Ahem, anyhow. It’s a bit hard for me to explain the essence of the book, but let me just use mr. Rechtschaffen’s example.

He planned a timshifting session with his students on an exotic location. One day they were supposed to journey to a tropical island nearby. But the boat that was supposed to bring them there didn’t show up. So there was a lot of grunting, and wailing, and looking at wristwatches.
That was actually when the time shifting began.
 Mr R. asked those people to look around. And behold: they were already on an exotic location. So what if the boat wasn’t there yet, so what that they weren’t on that particular island. They were already on an exotic location for f*ck sake (forgive me this censorship), the only thing they had to do was to forget about the schedule and enjoy the moment. That is what timeshifting really is about.

Of course there are times that we have to plan for the future, but even then we tend to get distracted. So when planning, also give it your full attention. This is also a way of timeshifting. And believe me, when you open up to the moment, a lot of opportunities will reveal themselves. Things that were always there, right in front of you, but you were too busy to notice.   

Sorry if this post is a bit different than usual. I improvised with cooking today, so blame it on that ;-)

If there are any questions, I’d be happy to reply. That might make it easier to explain this subject.