Present Moment
by Rev. Deb O’Connor
Director of Spiritual Growth and Consciousness Groups
Like so many of us, I believed that my happiness lay in outer things. When I accumulated
enough, accomplished enough, even met the right person, happiness would be waiting for me.
But then I learned that happiness was right where I was. If I could become present, Spirit was
there waiting for me, supporting me in every needed way.
Now, in the stillness of my being, I sense a deep peace, and I know I am held by a love that is
beyond human understanding. This is how I was created and how I am destined to live. So I let
go of outer striving and realize that wherever I am, Spirit is, and I have everything I need to live
a life of joy and fulfillment. As I go through my day, if worry or fear creeps in, I pause, I take a
breath, and I remember: Wherever I am, Spirit is, and all is well. It can be no other way.