Guy Finley is the best-selling author of more than 40 books and audio albums on self-realization. He is the founder and director of Life of Learning Foundation, a non-profit center for Spiritual Development located in southern Oregon where he gives talks four times each week open to the public. For more information visit www.guyfinley.org.

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Guy Finley

Victory over our own lower nature is now or never.
We can’t end conflict later. We can’t stop being sad, cruel, angry, scared, or anxious
 later. Thinking, or hoping, that any destination we have in mind is going to be superior to where we’re presently
 standing is exactly why we’re still standing in that same place where we have to hope that some tomorrow will be
 better.
Later does not exist in reality.
Only to the lower self does the concept of ‘later’ have any merit. This self-created,
 false concept of time allows it to create yet another ‘you’ in another time when you’ll be wiser, stronger, and
 generally superior.
But your higher nature knows for you to experience the miracle of real inner
 transformation, to step up to a superior life level, you must no longer think in terms of how you’ll be next time.
 It understands, as we must, that a change in nature is immediate; it is now, or it won’t be at all.
And so it’s imperative to meet each moment of your life with this realization: it’s only
 what you do right now that is the seed of change. And in the endless beauty and mystery of what is the now, this
 same seed of change is also the seed of a New Self.
Here’s why this is true: If you choose to change right now, then you won’t have to worry
 about how to be different next time!
In fact, choose to change now and your conscious choice for real change in the present
 moment automatically cancels the need for a better you in a better future. All will be better for you now, which is
 the only time it really matters!
Make it your moment-to-moment practice to stay awake, and to watch for all the
 opportunities that your own now presents. Keep your efforts personal, practical, and to the point. If your inner
 work doesn’t transform the whole of your life into a more relaxed, amazing, and uplifting experience, then you’re
 dreaming, not changing.
Your awareness of the power of the present can transform each challenging life moment
 into a new and true beginning for you. Learning how to use these moments leads to real inner change, which is the
 same as being in command of your own destiny.
From Guy’s 1994 book, Freedom From The Ties That Bind, Llewellyn Publications,
 USA.
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