Clarity In The Stars

The Barefoot Doctor writes that 'there's something disturbingly privileged about living through and witnessing first-hand such momentous phases of human history as the one we're in now. This will be the stuff of history lessons a hundred years from now, if there are still schools, or even people, for that matter'. Bar the latter extremely depressing question, it a startlingly accurate statement. He's right. We are witnesses to a new era, to events of massive proportions. He explains that the 'key to sanity at this and every time is to remain centered in the present'; to 'become aware of the breath and consciously decelerate the tempo, feel the life force in your belly.'
It's much easier said than done really isn't it? I know my own mind is forever in the throes of analyzing the past, or trying to predict the future. I hardly ever focus on the moment. I did last night though. I floated on my back staring at the stars, the only person in an empty swimming pool; and I concentrated on the moment. On the present. I gained calm, I gained clarity, I gained perspective, and I came home and fixed something that I didn't want to break. Sometimes you have to think about yourself, follow your instincts, and try not to let the ego and self get in the way. Try not to be so stubborn ;)