Planning

Planning for the future is something we do in the present. Organizing things right now so that when we move into the next moment we are prepared to be present. Is this the essence of prescience? Planning is future telling. Is this a fool’s errand? No. Planning is the ultimate example of being in the present while attempting to foresee the future. The key to effective planning is the accurate and astute interpretation of the lessons of our past. Planning in the moment gives perspective, but also has the weakness of providing a false sense of security or a false sense of dread because of our belief in our ability to control the future. I realize now that the future never comes. It is always fiction. Facts lie in our history. Planning is most effective when preparing for our nearest next actionable present. There is no doubt that what we do now will have consequences in the next present we move into so when planning for the distant future do it with a series of possible reactionary alternatives to multiple possible alternate presents. Otherwise you are not planning you are dreaming. Dreaming is wonderful. Creating a positive vision of the future to aim your present toward is infinitely valuable as it allows the powers of our subconscious mind and spirit to work on our behalf while our conscience mind and attention is focused on living the present. I look forward to examining those powers in upcoming posts and am glad I did not over plan this edition so enabling an unexpected development that I present moved into from my completely unknown future.