Fully Committed to Now Or Why We Are Not Shown the Big Picture

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Fully Committed to Now

Why We Are Not Shown the Big Picture

Sometimes, we may find ourselves wishing we knew what our lives are

going to look like or what gifts and challenges are going to be

presented to us in the coming months or years. We may want to know if

the relationship we're in now will go the distance or if our goals will

be realized. Perhaps we feel like we need help making a decision and we

want to know which choice will work out best. We may consult psychics,

tarot cards, our dreams, and many other sources in the hopes of finding

out what the future holds. Usually, at most, we may catch glimpses. And

even though we think we would like to know the whole story in all its

details, the truth is that we would probably be overwhelmed and

exhausted if we knew everything that is going to happen to us.

Just think of your life as you've lived it up to this point. If you

are like most of us, you have probably done more and faced more than

you could have ever imagined. If someone had told you as a child of all

the jobs and relationships you would experience, along with each one's

inherent ups and downs, you would have become overwhelmed. With your

head full of information about the future, you would have had a very

hard time experiencing your life in the present moment, which is where

everything actually happens.

In many ways, not knowing what the future has in store brings out in us

the qualities we need to grow. For example, it would have been

difficult to commit yourself to certain people or projects if you knew

they wouldn't ultimately work out. Yet, it was through your commitment

to see them through that you experienced the lessons you needed to

grow. Looking back on your life, you would likely be hard pressed to

say that anything in your past should not have happened. In fact, your

most challenging experiences with their inevitable lessons may have

ultimately brought you the greatest rewards. Not knowing the future

keeps us just where we need to be—fully committed and in the present

moment.