I believe it can be consensus opinion that I am not in the future; and I am not in the past. I believe we can all agree that I cannot time travel. Yet my mind can dwell in the past; and my mind can nest in the future; though I remain in the moment. But if I am my mind---if my mind cannot "be" apart from me---then is my mind a delusion only when it resides in the past or future? Or is the entire concept of "mind" a delusion? Or am I indeed spanning temporal reality? I believe that my mind, when I perceive it to be in the past or in the future, is a projection of momentary anxieties---anxieties working to create an illusion of control. This is why, if through focused effort, I am able to anchor my mind, to me, here, within this moment, I am able to glimpse a moment of peace.

And in the next moment? My mind wants to wander; backwards; and forwards. I must work---my mind must work---in every moment, to stay tethered to that moment. When my mind drifts, I, of course, have no choice but to follow.

And when we stray---when I stray, from the moment---I am unable to recognize the futility of control; I have lost all possibility for momentary peace; and I often find anger; or disgust; or fear; and I sometimes find sadness. This is the path to negativity.

And when we stay---when I stay, within the moment---I am unconcerned with control; I glimpse momentary peace; and I often find joy; or trust; or surprise; and I sometimes find sadness. This is the path to positive creativity.

Now that I understand, for the moment, the inseparability of myself and my mind, is it such a large leap to grasp the oneness of all sentient beings. And from there, is it a much larger leap to know the interdependence of all living things. For some, these are contentious topics; I believe this is so because some are unable to incorporate into their thoughts and plans the reality that when one faction, or when one individual, or when one sentient being, or even when one living thing drifts, we all must, (to varying extents), follow.

And when we stray, we are unable to recognize the futility of control; we have lost all possibility for momentary peace; and we often find anger; or disgust; or fear; and we sometimes find sadness. This is the path to negativity. This is the path we are on.

If we were to stay, within the universality of the moment, we would be unconcerned with control; we could glimpse momentary peace; and we could more often find universal joy; or trust; or surprise; and we would (and should) sometimes find universal sadness. This is the path to positive creativity.

Having learned from the past, we should live in the moment, for the future.

This is not a Philosophy. To work on a philosophy for daily living, would necessarily require me to influence others. To work to influence and convince others to follow a path to positive creativity---the staggering enormity of this endeavor---would, (if not necessarily), quite likely require me to remove myself from the moment.

This is a Spirituality. To work on a spirituality to incorporate into my daily living, would necessarily require me to influence from within. To work from within to follow an individual path to positive creativity, I believe, has the potential to help other individuals return to the moment by being there with them, and, as necessary, in their service. Occupying this moment together allows for the possibility of a shared glimpse of peace.

This is not a Philosophy. This is a Spirituality.

This is an individual Spirituality.

This is an imperfect, individual spirituality in search of Perfection.

I am forever working.

I am forever straying.

I am forever learning.