There’s no such thing as in-the-moment self awareness. Self awareness is always retrospective. Sorry.
Go ahead. Take a moment to close your eyes and become aware of what you’re thinking. Let your thoughts flow.
Notice that as soon as you become aware of a thought, that awareness is happening AFTER the thought. The relentless forward motion of time denies us self awareness in the present.
It’s like there are two of you in there: the one that simply experiences a moment and the one that comes after, the observer.
I like just experiencing things—complete immersion in activity. When I forget that there’s an observer, he goes away.
Fortunately, being totally immersed doesn't mean I've lost my self; it means he's busy, aware of things other than himself.
Monday, February 9, 2009
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