What is Present Moment?

What is the Present Moment?

I woke at 2:04 a.m. this morning. My mind was busy, thinking about what happened the day before and planning the day ahead. I told myself to relax and go back to sleep. I bargain with myself at times like this. I told my mind at that moment if it would stop it’s jabbering, I would wake up early, drive to the nearby mountain top and watch the sunrise.

So as I laid in bed, I meditated by rotating my consciousness to all parts of my body until every arm, leg, finger and toe felt heavy and I drifted back into slumber.

I didn’t set my alarm, but I woke up early, as I told myself I would. The sky was black. The clock read 5:22 a.m. I padded to the bathroom, washed my face, dressed, made a cup of tea, grabbed my camera, my mala beads and mug and headed out the door.

Ten minutes later, the present moment was a pink sky.

Sitting on the steps of the war memorial in Mt. Soledad Memorial Park, I experienced the sunrise moment to moment.

I noticed the clouds shift, the color of the sky change, the bright ball of the sun peak over the distant mountain range. At that time, I lived in the present moment.

But as I write about my experience, I am already writing about the past. The sun is already high in the sky. My present moment is now typing on my laptop computer, sitting on my sofa, sharing my morning with all of you.

So as you read this blog, what is your present moment?