be ageless

If access to the ecstatic eruption of simultaneous joy and peace is not a compelling enough reason to live in the present moment, maybe this will be : look younger.  It works for me.

Deepak Chopra has a new book out that applies his expertise in the mind-body connection to the topic of aging.  His larger message is that we have the ability to alter our relationship to time, and when we do, we can reap many benefits, including maintaining physical vitality through a timeless awareness instead of giving into the idea of physical deterioration.

He says,  "Your body wants to be alive here and now. To give it that gift, bring your awareness to the here and now."

Does it matter what our motivation is for striving to live in the now?  Since we are so identified with our physical human attributes, maybe that is just the thing to get us turned in the direction of where the larger part of us wants to go. 

I read about this here.

Today is Blog Action Day, a day when the world's bloggers are asked to write about the same topic in order to foster discussion and ultimately social change.  This year's topic is climate change.  It's a good idea, this bad, because bloggers have a lot of influence.  But as someone who blogs about the alternative, or more specifically, the important precursor to action, what I have to write may not qualify.  

If you are interested in reading or getting involved in a conversation about actions you can take to prevent climate change, a quick search will bring you about 48 million options.  That information is out there if you want it, but beU is about being.  Making the choice to focus on being acknowledges that we rely too much on information and action.  First things first.  It doesn't matter how much you reduce your carbon emissions if you haven't squared away your inner being-ness on the topic first.  So here are some action steps for all of us:

1.  ask yourself "who am I being in relation to the environment?"
2.  ask yourself "who do I want to be in relation to the environment?"
3.  Write down the characteristics of somebody who positively contributes to the environment.
4.  Embody those characteristics in your self.
5.  Take action from there.  

In summary : "Be the change you wish to see in the world" or maybe,  "Be the lack of climate change that you wish to see in the world."

what be is