Most people don’t miss the pause. They miss the first signal. It’s rarely dramatic. It’s subtle. ▪️A slight tightening in the chest. ▪️A small rush of thought. ▪️A shift in your tone. ▪️A held breath. ▪️A feeling of “here we go…” And instead of noticing it, we move straight into the story. Ten minutes later, we’re irritated. Twenty minutes later, we’re replaying conversations. An hour later, the whole mood of the day has changed. But the shift didn’t start there. It started with something small. In The NOW Mode, we don’t try to control thoughts. We train ourselves to notice the earliest signal. That tiny moment when awareness says: “You’re drifting.” That’s the doorway. Noticing is returning. So today, I’m curious: 👉 What’s the earliest signal you notice before you drift?

Have you noticed how one small thing can change the tone of the whole day? ❌ A message you didn’t expect ❌ A plan that fell through ❌ A small disappointment And suddenly, a perfectly ordinary or even beautiful day turns into: “Of course this happened.” “Why does this always happen to me?” The mind is very good at taking one moment and building a whole story around it. One thought leads to another, and before you know it, you’re reliving past disappointments or anticipating the next one that hasn’t even happened yet!! Nothing else has actually gone wrong. But the tone of the day has shifted. 🛑 This is usually the moment we’ve left the present. A pause here doesn’t fix the situation. It just interrupts the spiral. Coming back to what’s actually here — the body, the breath, this moment — often softens the charge before the story takes over completely. If something small throws your day off today, see if you can notice it early. ✅ Pause ✅ Return to NOW. Sometimes that’s all it takes to stop the mind from turning one moment into an entire “bad day.” Does this happen to you too?

Negativity often feels like a problem with circumstances or people. But if you look closely, it usually appears when attention has left the present moment. Something I’ve noticed over time is how closely negativity is tied to not being here. Most negativity doesn’t come from what’s happening right now. It shows up when the mind drifts into replaying something from the past or worrying about what’s next. As soon as attention leaves the present, the tone of our thoughts often turns heavier. This isn’t about forcing positivity or pushing feelings away. It’s just noticing that when we come back to what’s actually here — a breath, the body, the moment in front of us — the charge usually softens on its own. If you catch yourself feeling negative today, try pausing for a moment instead of engaging with the story. Sometimes returning to NOW is all that’s needed. Let me know if this resonates.

When something is understood only in thought, the mind keeps working. It keeps questioning, arguing, trying to reach certainty. But there comes a point where understanding stops being mental and becomes lived. Not because every doubt is answered, but because attention settles. In The Now Mode, this happens when the question “Who is thinking?” is no longer asked to get an answer, but noticed as a movement of thought itself. In that noticing, effort drops away. You don’t need to convince yourself of anything. You don’t need to reach a conclusion. When attention rests here, the need for constant instruction fades. Not because you know more, but because you are no longer being pulled by every thought. Presence doesn’t argue. It simply remains.

The Now Mode invites you to be here NOW. By being nowhere else, you naturally return to your true Self. In a workshop today, I was explained the Sales Funnel. But more than Sales Funnel, it looked like the Self funnel! Do you agree??