#309: Why no-one is here

The state of this economy has reminded me why we tend to live in any time zone except the present moment. Here’s why – guilt and fear.

Guilt keeps us remorseful about the past; fear keeps us doubtful about the future. And so we fill today with regret for a yesterday that should have been different and clutter the present with dreams of a better tomorrow.

We forget that guilt is second judgement. It is hindsight with perfect insight that makes you think you could have, should have, behaved differently.

And we forget that fear is pre-judgement. You are judging what has not yet happened. You are afraid of what could happen or afraid of the future consequences of what has already happened.

Guilt and fear trick us into playing what-should, what-might, what-if games instead of living right-now. Together they suffocate the life out of the moment and trap us in a time zone that does not exist.



I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com

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