Good morning.

God morning.

Today's quote comes from a friend that I met on Instagram.

His name is Doyle Garanga and he has a podcast called Soul Deep and just an amazing IG account full of

Well, a lot of inspiration, but my favorite posts are the ones where he shares an inspired prayer from the Bhagavai Gita.

And I think I first came across him when Willow Smith shared one of these prayers.

So I am sharing one with you this morning.

And if you want to follow him, it's at Doyle D-O-Y-A-L dot G-A-U-R-A-N-G-A.

And he says, God, may I trust that change will come with consistency.

However slow the pace may seem.

I remember maybe in 2017, 2018, it felt like I had been practicing exactly what I'm sharing with you right now

on a very consistent basis.

You know, I was reading about it for sure constantly from morning to night.

And it felt as if I was putting what I was reading into practice, but I wasn't seeing many changes, inner or outer.

And I was really, really, really wanting outer change.

And I remember kind of taking a step back and having a true assessment of the whole situation.

And I'm like, how often am I in presence, like in love?

And around that time, I heard a talk from Eckhart Tolle and some member of the audience, whoever he was speaking to, they asked him, like, how often are you living in the now?

You know, we're living as the now.

And he actually answered with a number, like it wasn't some vague thing, and a lot of spiritual teachers do, but he was like, I'd say 80% of the day, I am aware of presence.

I'm like, well, goodness, if he's, if it's just 80% for him, and, you know, he's been at this for a very long time.

What's the hope for me? And am I being honest with myself, you know? And so I started saying that okay, every time I go to eat something or take a drink, anytime I put anything in my mouth, I'm going to become aware of the presence, because remember I make everything into a game to make it fun.

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