Reinvent The Self!

“The quality of your consciousness at this moment is what shapes the future — which, of course, can only be experienced as the Now.”

Eckhart Tolle

No, it’s neither about “Theory of Consciousness” in Psychology, nor it is about the “Quality Consciousness” required in every individual to become the most active and productive in the Organisation. It is about the quality of Consciousness (Awareness) that is there in me. This determines my true Creative Potential.

Quality of my consciousness is how much I am in the NOW! How much Present I am right Now. Let me explain it in terms of my abilities to empower and to feel empowered.

I have the “ability to empower” my past and yet to unfold future to control me. My past in the form of pain, bad experiences, emotional setbacks, memories always has a strong influence on me. This doesn’t allow me to be Present. I make decisions based on my “views” shaped by my past. Also, I am influenced and excited by future. My dreams, my wishes, my plans, my anxieties all have substantial contributions in my normal decision making. This simply “hampers” my optimum behaviour thereby reducing my potential. The greater I exercise my this ability, the lower is my quality.

I also have “ability to feel empowered” by NOW. When I am Present, I am aware of my actions and thoughts which calibrate my behaviour. In a way it empowers me to make the best choices in my life. If I am not focused on the moment, my subsequent actions are bound to be suboptimal, thereby reducing my overall “performance potential”. The greater I exercise this ability, more is my quality.

I also have “ability to empower” people around me, situation around me, thoughts in my mind to control me. I need people to “recognize” me, praise me, say good things about me. If they say some bad things, I feel sad. Or if they say good things about me, I feel proud, happy! Should I really “empower” people and things around me to the extent of letting them disturb my natural state of Happiness?

In those cases, I easily allow myself to fall freely from my state of Presence. The situations around me are usually never tough. Still I give them more attention than what is actually warranted. I have the uncanny ability to make the situation serious and complicated according to my “will”!

I also have a stream of thoughts going on in my mind. Non stop. And most importantly, I pay close attention to them by getting myself occupied and identified with them. My thoughts greatly and often negatively, influence my normal decision making. The more I exercise my this ability, lesser is my quality.

And lastly I have the “ability to feel empowered” by absolutely nothing (no-thing), the ability to “realise” my true nature! I need no certificate of appreciation, no motivation, no rewards to make me feel good! Isn’t it my true nature? I feel I am already empowered, naturally. The more I exercise my this ability, more is my quality of consciousness!

I am flexible. That doesn’t mean I am malleable.

I am sensitive. That doesn’t mean my happiness is sensitive!