BOLLUM TALKS TO BARBARA AGAIN! THIS TIME ABOUT IMPROVING THIS MOMENT

      

By Barbara Berger

Barbara Berger   We all have conversations going on inside our heads, a lot, or even most of the time! It’s like besides the Voice of Sanity which is what I try to identify with as much as possible, there are other voices in there. Like the Critical Inner Parent Voice (my mother), or the Wounded Inner Child Voice (me when I feel scared and insecure). And then there is the voice that drones on and on reminding me of all the collective beliefs about life, relationships, money, and so on. I call this voice Bollum because it reminds of Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings”. Here is another example of how a conversation with Bollum might sound. Does this sound familiar?   Bollum: There are so many things you could do to improve this moment, Barbara. Barbara: Really? Like what? Bollum: Well, you could clean up the apartment and wash your hair and sort out the papers in your office and… Barbara: Hold it, hold it, just hold it for a moment. Bollum: And pay your bills and get ready for work tomorrow… Barbara: Hold it, hold it… will you please! Bollum: And exercise and … Barbara: Will you please just give me a moment to say something. Bollum: OK well what? Barbara: OK well what does any of that have to do with improving this moment? Bollum: Well, improving yourself and your life is what this moment is for, silly. Barbara: Really? Bollum: Yes really. What else could it be for? Barbara: Well, what about enjoying this moment for what it is? Bollum: Oh, there you go again. Barbara: What do you mean? Bollum: There you go again with all your talk about enjoying the beauty of this moment. Barbara: Well, what’s wrong with that? Bollum: A lot. I mean what’s so great about this moment? Barbara: A lot. Bollum: Like what? Barbara: Like for example we’re alive and this is it. Bollum: Well, you’ll be alive in the future and then that will be it. Barbara: Can you be sure about that? Bollum: Well hopefully for your sake! Barbara: You’re always pushing me and trying to get me to get all worked up about tomorrow. Why can’t you ever get all worked up about today? Bollum: Because today is so boring. Barbara: Really? Bollum: Yeah. The now is so boring, but tomorrow—well tomorrow will be just great if only you’d get busy preparing yourself for it. Barbara: Really? It seems to me I’ve spent my whole life preparing for tomorrow and now I want to enjoy today. Bollum: But what about success? What about getting fit? What about making your home a showcase? What about finding a man? What about… Barbara: Yeah, what about it? And what about now? What about this moment? What about just slowing down a bit and breathing into this moment? What about noticing the abundance and fullness of this! And this. And this! Bollum: Yeah, yeah, yeah, there you go again. What good is anything of this going to do us? Can you tell me that? Barbara: What good, well this is the Good! This is the Good I’m seeking. It’s right here. Bollum: You are hopeless! Hopeless! What am I going to do with you? Barbara: Hopefully nothing! Bollum: Yeah… nothing. How can you be satisfied with so little? Barbara: What do you mean? I have so much right now. In fact I have everything. All the wealth of the world belongs to me. You’re just so busy improving yourself that you never notice it! Bollum: Look sweetheart, I just want you to be happy. Barbara: But I am happy! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you all along! Bollum: But how can you be happy without a man and without being a success and without having money in the bank and without… Barbara: What does any of that have to do with being happy? Bollum: HELP! _____ To see all my many articles on MysticLivingToday, click here:    http://beamteam.com/en/barbara/barbara_berger_articles_mystic_living_today.html   About Barbara Berger American-born Barbara Berger is the best-selling author of “The Road to Power – Fast Food for the Soul” (published in 30 languages), “Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life” (published in 21 languages), “The Awakening Human Being – A Guide to the Power of Mind”, and "Find and Follow Your Inner Compass".  Barbara’s latest books include “Healthy Models for Relationships – the Basic Principles Behind Good Relationships” and her autobiography entitled “My Road to Power – Sex, Trauma & Higher Consciousness”.  Barbara lives in Copenhagen, Denmark and works as coach and therapist, helping people around the globe come into alignment with their own true power. For more about Barbara see her Web site:   http://www.beamteam.com