THE NOW-IST Experience

"He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end" (Ecclesiastes 3:11) L ife is the journey of the heart. We take our strides and steps toward a faith-filled future that is our soul's desire. Most unknowingly, we travel and journey in a direction that is guided by...

"Your mind does not know the way, our heart has already been there, and our soul never left… welcome home." — Emmanuel T he movie Taken is a popular story about an ex-mercenary whose daughter is taken while traveling with a friend in Paris. His speech while talking to the capture on the phone has become legendary, I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom...

"Death is the best thing in life. There is nothing in life like death, but people take such a long time in dying. At least, their neighbors never see them rise from the grave." — William Blake W hat are our greatest fears? I am quite certain that if you polled one million people on this planet, you would find death at the top of the list. It is not so much that we spend our waking hours up right a...

"By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired." — Nikos Kazantzakis When I first learned about goal setting, I wrote them down. I even thought if I wrote down all the steps it would take to accomplish the goal in reverse, I would have a fool proof plan. It was not until I abandoned this practice that th...

"The great saint in India, Muktananda, was asked, 'What is real?' He replied, 'What is real is that which never changes.' When looking for what is real and unchanging about ourselves, we can apply this definition. There is an unchanging spark from the Creator in each of us, our highest self, a piece of God. And we are all connected." — Wayne Dyer H ave you ever thought of someone and how they are...

"The law of floatation was not discovered by the contemplation of the sinking of things… but by contemplating the floating of things which floated naturally, and then intelligently asking why they did so." — Thomas Troward S uccess leaves clues. It makes perfect sense to not reinvent the wheel. When one person has a loving connection or union with another, it is logical to repeat the steps to that...

"My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place." — John 18:36 If human beings can reconcile this mystery within themselves, life will become a balanced abundant existence. The counter intuitiveness of life can seem confusing and disjointed. This is why being a Now-ist is essential to living....

"Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment." — Rumi I am a big kid. I realize when I announce that statement I am expressing God within me is a big kid. Fore the name of God is I AM that I AM. Just ask anyone that truly knows me. They would regale you with a great variety of examples and accounts of my child-like behavior. I have always been this way. When I was very young, my father would co...

"Ideas enveloped in feeling are creative actions. Use your divine right wisely." — Neville I was taught the power of feeling as a creative action in the most surprising and unusual way. My journey has taken many turns that were not planned by my conscious mind. Most days, we think we are in control and have a plan or a schedule to guide us in a certain direction. I have always been that person who...

"Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success." — Swami Vivekananda O neness … The thinking mind loves to take this concept and attempt to ruminate and cogitate on it. How can this simple word be the meanin...

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." — William Shakespeare W hen I was twenty years old, a blessing came upon me. This gift, if perceived by the thinking mind, might be construed as a curse. I did attract it and that was what I thought I really wanted more than anything else in the whole world at the time: a modeling contract in the modeling...

"The lord whose is the oracle at Delphi neither utters nor hides his meaning, but shows it by a sign." — Heraclitus D o you see Monarch butterflies? In recent experience, these angelic creatures consistently reveal themselves to me in the most amazing ways. My awareness was brought to them via an incredible story I read. Dr. Wayne Dyer recounts his prophetic introduction to these mystical beings a...

"Music is the purest form of art… therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek to express the universe in terms of music. The singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside." — Rabindranath Tagore O ne of the most brilliant artists of all time, in my opinion, was Prince. This genius won numerous awards in countless artistic a...

"Synchronicity is an ever present reality for those who have eyes to see." — Carl Jung L ight is the purpose of Synchronistic Thinking. The greatest dharma (purpose) one could possibly have is to be connected at all times to the oneness of all that is or ever has been. When you are in total and pure alignment with the truth of your being, who you really are shines through. The brilliant German the...

"Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else." — Leonardo Da Vinci T here is an ancient story in the Buddhist tradition that offers up a great teaching on the power of connection, or in this case, disconnection. For in order to know what you want, it is important to know what you do not want. Buddha was well-known for his ability to respond to evil with good. There was a...

"There can be only one." — Highlander When I am here, Now, completely present in the moment that is the power of One. That Being, completely still and silent on the seashore, is when you have Won . I discovered the greatest secret of my life. This truth rushed over me like a new birth of being, the first time it happened to me… When you are in the NOW, you have WON. NOW spelled in reverse is WON ....

"Be still, and know that I am God."  - Psalm 46:10 O ne of my favorite books of all time is Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, which has been translated into sixty-nine languages. It is a brilliant tale of a shepherd boy, Santiago, in search of buried treasure. He does not know what the treasure is or if he will be able to surmount the obstacle along the way. A journey that starts out seeking worldly g...

"When you are in the NOW, you have WON your presence back into your Life." ~THE NOW-IST Welcome to the NOW-IST Experience! I don't know if you have noticed... The world is speeding up, not slowing down. NOW more than ever it is vital to find your Presence. When you subscribe to this podcast, you will learn how to create NEW habits, rituals and methods of how to get out of stress, fear, anxiety, an...