jotted down a few days ago... can you tell I'm into Eckhart Tolle now?

Another blog…

So there are these days when I want to fully embrace the newer me. I want to reach out to those I often feel have wronged me greatly. But what is "feel" and what is "wronged" if I am to truly live in the "now?" Surely all us semi-enlightened and semi-educated beings "know" that all we can truly do is live in the moment. We've known since the seventies we are supposed to "be here now." There is only love and fear, right? But what is "now" when most of us seem to operate so fully in our heads? "Maybe I think too much" we chant along knowingly with the likes of Paul Simon and the other prophets. There are the always encroaching "What-ifs" that assure us constantly of our deep intelligence. We think, therefore we are, right? How could we possibly get out of our heads, and to what end? If we didn't have the constant chirping and chiding in our minds, what would we have? Meditation is supposed to be good for us, right? We'll just clear our minds and be in the moment. Good luck with that one when there are bills to be paid and exes to be dealt with. But think about it folks. Do any other moments really exist besides the ones in which we actually find ourselves? Why dwell in the past or future? Shouldn't we all take the sages' advice and simply be satisfied, perhaps even joy-filled, in the moment of washing the dishes, sipping the coffee, observing the owl, listening to the children, masturbating, fixing the tire, picking the nose, listening to the message, preparing the meal, getting ready for the date, wiping our ass, advising the weary friend, returning the e-mail, checking out the books, watering the squash and brushing the teeth?