You are unique. It sounds so simplistic. Yeh, of course. . .

But, what does it mean? To be anxiety free, contented with your self, resonating at your own frequency, that to me is the essence of understanding that you are unique. There is nobody exactly like you. Your job, if you care to choose it, is to be your self.

OK, what is the catch? Oh, just that everyone you contact expects you to conform to the local homogenized rules of conduct and thought. Change your hair style to match the popular look. Trim your eye brows razor thin like everyone else. Wear the uniform of the modern industrial warrior executive; the business suit. Believe in the values that are popular in your society, group, religion and family. Big girls don’t cry. Be a man.

The obvious result of dancing in step with everyone else is that you miss the beauty of being you. You are not to be missed. By being your self, you inspire everyone else to do the same. It is the most natural thing you could do.

The moment includes everything possible. Both blissful and painful. The pain is felt when in the moment there is space provided for some old fear to be activated. Without allowing pain to be felt, one runs the risk of going numb to life. That is so common now that I wonder what happened to that nice 60′s phrase from Ram Dass, “be here now.”

Is anybody here now? Cell phones have provided an amazingly effective way for people to choose to multi task. Great at work if you hate your job. Great at home when boredom brings the mind’s craziest qualities out. Hello. Who is calling? Someone, thank God. (Sorry for this personal note on cell phones. I am one of the few people on the planet without one. My moments are everything to me. They are for me, and I am only too happy to loose everything else to participate in the moment. Cell phones? No thank you.)

So back to being here now. I am loving it. I get better at it all the time.