this was soooo helpful and clicked for me right away for understanding how and why to stay in the present moment. I will definitely will be using this... already have while finishing watching this video! Thank you Aliki!
Thanks so much for your videos. They are really speaking to me. I am currently in treatment for breast cancer and will have a double masectomy on 1/27. I have 2 children and am scared. Its very difficult to stay in the present moment without worry but listening to you is a great reminder. Thank you❤
@@trasutt99 My heart goes out to you. ♥️ I’m thankful you’re here, listening to words that will spark the wisdom within you. I encourage you to breathe deeply these days, to use your breath as your anchor and a beautiful reminder that you have the gift of life. May you experience grace through this time. 🙏🏻I’m reminded of this story… facebook.com/share/p/1BFHYUqJwo/?mibextid=wwXIfr
@@MyTwoSenseKeepTheChange Ah, yes, so much peace… Thank you for sharing that❣️ What a blessing to have those gentle reminders throughout the day. You can be thankful for every one of them. 🥰🙏🏻
"We are here to live life NOT to worry about it" ~ Aliki Reddy ~ Thank you, Aliki! I stumbled upon one of your videos yesterday and felt incredibly fortunate to have watched it. Exploring your channel has been an absolute delight, and I'm deeply grateful for your insightful guidance on understanding life through self-awareness. I rarely leave comments, but I felt compelled to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for the invaluable help you offer to humanity. Watching you from Dubai, I truly hope to have the opportunity to visit you next time I'm in the UK to experience the warmth of your presence firsthand. With love and admiration ❤🎉
Glad the algorithm brought me here to your channel, what you're saying makes complete sense and is very helpful as I have been struggling for so long, thank you so much 😊
Psychological time. That’s an awesome wake up call. Soooo helpful. I’ve had 6 years of out of control obsessive thoughts and finally I think haha feel that your content is really going to help calm the mind. Thank you
Right? When I found out about it I thought to myself, “Why doesn’t everybody know this? And why did I only find out about it after half a century?”🤔 It’s such a game changer! 🥰 I truly hope the content you find here continues to bless you. 💜🙏🏻💜
So positive and beautiful! What a relief from all the gloom and doom of the world things out there. I breathed a sigh of relief when you popped up! Thank you so much ❤.
It's such an important distinction-the difference between clock time and psychological time. Once that penny drops, it really is mind-blowing, as you said! What a fantastic and enjoyable video.
@@ukexplored Right? I came across it in Practising the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and it revolutionised my understanding of time. Thanks so much for watching and commenting❣️I wonder what the chances are of getting it on the curriculum one day…🤔
Wow. Thank you so much ❤ I think I'm gonna carry this concept with me always (the present vs psychological time). Grateful to have stumbled upon this video 🌻
This was so timely for me. Hahaaaa! I could not sleep last night because an incident from some years ago kept playing in my mind. A plan fell though, words not spoken, doubt about a friendship… I ask myself why is this coming up when I’m trying to sleep? Finally in the wee hours I fell asleep. Now I am awake and watching your video thinking how do I move from psychological time and thoughts into the present (sleep time)? Why does the brain do this? I’m relaxed snd ready to sleep and the brain says “Oh no… now we are going to review every problem, every friendship, every event in your life including conversations that may or may not have happened! Sleep? Oh, not for you, my friend! I’m here to entertain you!”
LOL, I love the dialogue. Yes, I think many of us are familiar with that voice - especially around 3 in the morning… 🙄 Your question is actually part of the problem which I have tried to expose in this video. Rather than asking, “How do I move from psychological time and thoughts into the present?” realise that presence is your natural state and that you keep thinking your way out of it. This provides a very different perspective of the situation because now you don’t have to try to do anything. You simply need to realise what you’re doing that’s taking you away. Personally, I find that taking deep, conscious breaths always brings me back to presence. Of course, there may be many thoughts bothering your peace and sleep, but just keep coming back. 💜 Also, you may find this video helpful: th-cam.com/video/76wPucTJ3eQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=M1GL5rdP7vuZTqE9
Thank you thank you x a million 🙏 I forget this when a stressful life event occurs as it has this last week 😊 Marcus Aurelius says "what's happening this exact moment " I have forgotten but I will now. Thank you again 💓 so timeous that you popped up today. I have notifications on now. ❤
@@Chris-vc1dh Thanks for watching and commenting. ♥️🙏🏻♥️ I see you create your own ambient music. It always fills me with joy to see someone expressing their creativity.🥰
Wonderful video. One thing that helps me (when I remember) is to say to myself (Breath, ground, sight, sound). I sense the breath in, the feeling of my feet on the ground, what I actually see, and what I am actually hearing. It helps me get out of my walking thought bubble. Thank you!
❤❤❤👍👍👍💯 Hi Ailiki, I liked your video. Good observations and reminders. I agree that being trapped in psychological time is a big problem and a major cause of suffering. We dont value or appreciate the present moment enough. We judge it to be uninteresting, boring, unfulfilling, dissappointing and unsatisfying, and so we stop paying attention to it. We judge the now to be one problem after another, one hassel after another and one mistake after another, and we get into the habit of escaping from the present moment, by getting carried away by trains of thought that travel through psychological time. For people who are not successful, and not happy in life, its harder to value the present moment and to stay present for it, because they have so many problems to worry about.
Thanks for this. I've been trying to practice this technique. I often think about past relationships and stupid things I've done in the past. I know I can't change it.
@@garyrobinson8665 I’m so glad you found this video helpful, Gary! Yes, we are used to being at the mercy of our mind instead of in the driver’s seat. Fortunately, you can change your relationship with it by not paying too much attention to those thoughts. 💕
@@EricaRL2713 I had to rewatch to remind myself of what I said… “Getting distracted by so-called spiritual knowledge.” Yes! That’s a very useful topic. 🙏🏻Thanks for suggestion and reminder. 🥰
Thanks Alikki. Beautiful video and great topic. I find the mind always conceptualizes everything, even the idea of being self-aware. We experience Presence only when the mind is silent. I like Eckhart Tolle's suggestion of taking 3 conscious breaths several times a day, and when doing so, feeling the aliveness of our bodies through our senses. He says this is more effective than meditating for an hour because it's spread out during the day.
@@ThelmaM123 Thanks for your insightful comment, Thelma❣️ I think you may have given me an idea for another video…🙏🏻 I must say, I live by that suggestion, although sometimes even just one conscious breath does the job and other times I don’t want to stop after 3. But the point is, as you mentioned, to keep coming back throughout the day. Excellent point. 🥰💕
Hi, thank you for your wonderful advise. My wife and i have a 30 year old son whom still lives with us. He was discharged from the Air Force four years ago with a mental illness, schizophrenia. Since his diagnosis it has been a roller coaster ride to say the least. Our son will not take medications and trying to communicate with him is very difficult. We are totally worn out worrying about him on a moment by moment basis. Sometime i feel like why am i here? I dont want to be here at times, just want to get through life as fast as possible. I have been watching video after video trying to figure out how to reach a calming place and find peace for my wife and i. Any suggestions?
Thank you for sharing your story, Jack. My heart goes out to your family. ♥️ Firstly, I would say that it’s important to accept the situation as it is. This may sound like a hard pill to swallow, but the energy of resistance makes everything worse. You don’t have to like or agree with what’s happening, but if you can just be okay with it and take a rest from fighting with it, that’s a good place to start. Notice all the tension in your being from trying to push away the present reality and let yourself breathe more deeply into it, realising that, in order to move on and for things to change, you must start where you are. Secondly, it would be good if your son would take medication as he has a serious mental condition, but that is beyond your control it seems. Perhaps, as you relax through letting go of the inner tension and resistance, you will find that a different energy emerges. When you’re not in your reasoning, negative, repetitive mind all the time, there will be some space in your being. This is where you will find the wisdom and peace you long for. Your son may also notice a change in your energy and respond to it. Love and understanding speak to us louder than frustration and fearful demands. Thirdly, watch the videos you find helpful but don’t let them be a substitute for the voice of wisdom within you. Rather, let them guide you into your own answers and what feels right in the moment. Be kind, compassionate and patient with yourself. That means you accept yourself just as you are, with all your worries, doubts and fears. Notice how you bring all the heaviness and stress of the last few years into every new day with you and project a hopeless and exhausting future onto it. Notice deeply and breathe fresh life into this new day. Start again today. 🙏🏻
Thank you for your content Aliki. But what do you do if you are not happy or can't accept the present moment and your mind is just jumping around (in the future or past)?
@seacs.a1c I have been influenced by several people such as Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie, Rupert Spira, Sydney Banks, Thich Nhat Hanh, Mooji, Adyashanti and Gangaji, as well as Krishnamurti and several others. 🥰🙏🏻 I share wisdom quotes from those whose words have given me the most insights in my Facebook Group, the Wisdom Quotes Cafe: facebook.com/share/g/1Lpu6GxtJM/?mibextid=wwXIfr
@AlikiReddy Thank you for your response. I had a feeling you were influenced by Krishnamurti when you mentioned the difference between chronological time and psychological time because I encountered that in reading a few of his books. It's nice to "know" someone who is influenced by Krishnamurti and other spiritual teachers, and is able to apply or embody the teachings.🙏😊
this was soooo helpful and clicked for me right away for understanding how and why to stay in the present moment. I will definitely will be using this... already have while finishing watching this video! Thank you Aliki!
You're welcome, I'm so pleased the video was helpful! 🥰
Thanks so much for your videos. They are really speaking to me. I am currently in treatment for breast cancer and will have a double masectomy on 1/27. I have 2 children and am scared. Its very difficult to stay in the present moment without worry but listening to you is a great reminder. Thank you❤
@@trasutt99 My heart goes out to you. ♥️ I’m thankful you’re here, listening to words that will spark the wisdom within you. I encourage you to breathe deeply these days, to use your breath as your anchor and a beautiful reminder that you have the gift of life. May you experience grace through this time. 🙏🏻I’m reminded of this story…
facebook.com/share/p/1BFHYUqJwo/?mibextid=wwXIfr
@AlikiReddy thank you for this
@@trasutt99 Can we connect on social media or email? alikireddy@gmail.com
I always feel so much peace when I stay in the present moment. It takes gentle reminders multiple times per day for me to come back to NOW
@@MyTwoSenseKeepTheChange Ah, yes, so much peace… Thank you for sharing that❣️ What a blessing to have those gentle reminders throughout the day. You can be thankful for every one of them. 🥰🙏🏻
"We are here to live life NOT to worry about it" ~ Aliki Reddy ~
Thank you, Aliki! I stumbled upon one of your videos yesterday and felt incredibly fortunate to have watched it. Exploring your channel has been an absolute delight, and I'm deeply grateful for your insightful guidance on understanding life through self-awareness.
I rarely leave comments, but I felt compelled to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for the invaluable help you offer to humanity. Watching you from Dubai, I truly hope to have the opportunity to visit you next time I'm in the UK to experience the warmth of your presence firsthand.
With love and admiration ❤🎉
♥️Thank you for your heart-warming message. 🙏🏻 We may indeed meet. Anything is possible. 🥰
Glad the algorithm brought me here to your channel, what you're saying makes complete sense and is very helpful as I have been struggling for so long, thank you so much 😊
The algorithm can be a blessing after all! 🥰 So thankful you’re here. 🙏🏻💜
Psychological time. That’s an awesome wake up call. Soooo helpful. I’ve had 6 years of out of control obsessive thoughts and finally I think haha feel that your content is really going to help calm the mind. Thank you
Right? When I found out about it I thought to myself, “Why doesn’t everybody know this? And why did I only find out about it after half a century?”🤔 It’s such a game changer! 🥰 I truly hope the content you find here continues to bless you. 💜🙏🏻💜
So positive and beautiful! What a relief from all the gloom and doom of the world things out there. I breathed a sigh of relief when you popped up! Thank you so much ❤.
@@AyaSmith-rb2hp You’re welcome! Yes, there’s enough doom and gloom. Let’s focus on content that fosters love and understanding.♥️🙏🏻♥️
So soothing and uplifting
💜🙏🏻💜
You're delightful 😊 xx
♥️♥️♥️🙏🏻🥰
It's such an important distinction-the difference between clock time and psychological time. Once that penny drops, it really is mind-blowing, as you said! What a fantastic and enjoyable video.
@@ukexplored Right? I came across it in Practising the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and it revolutionised my understanding of time. Thanks so much for watching and commenting❣️I wonder what the chances are of getting it on the curriculum one day…🤔
I just found your channel and what a blessing! Truly inspired, relieved even!
Thank you so much ❤❤❤
Ah yes, relief is something that comes up a lot with insights. Thank you for your lovely comment, G. 🙏♥🥰
Wow. Thank you so much ❤ I think I'm gonna carry this concept with me always (the present vs psychological time). Grateful to have stumbled upon this video 🌻
@@apwr27 Wonderful! I create a lot of content about wisdom and staying present as we all frequent reminders: 💜🙏🏻🥰 www.alikireddy.com
I never thought of living life in the present moment that way Aliki, thank you
I will take notice more 😊
@@margaretmccarron3793 I appreciate you watching and commenting, Margaret. 💜🙏🏻🥰
Soothing.
🌺♥️🙏🏻🥰
This was so timely for me. Hahaaaa! I could not sleep last night because an incident from some years ago kept playing in my mind. A plan fell though, words not spoken, doubt about a friendship… I ask myself why is this coming up when I’m trying to sleep? Finally in the wee hours I fell asleep. Now I am awake and watching your video thinking how do I move from psychological time and thoughts into the present (sleep time)? Why does the brain do this? I’m relaxed snd ready to sleep and the brain says “Oh no… now we are going to review every problem, every friendship, every event in your life including conversations that may or may not have happened! Sleep? Oh, not for you, my friend! I’m here to entertain you!”
LOL, I love the dialogue. Yes, I think many of us are familiar with that voice - especially around 3 in the morning… 🙄
Your question is actually part of the problem which I have tried to expose in this video. Rather than asking, “How do I move from psychological time and thoughts into the present?” realise that presence is your natural state and that you keep thinking your way out of it.
This provides a very different perspective of the situation because now you don’t have to try to do anything. You simply need to realise what you’re doing that’s taking you away.
Personally, I find that taking deep, conscious breaths always brings me back to presence. Of course, there may be many thoughts bothering your peace and sleep, but just keep coming back. 💜
Also, you may find this video helpful: th-cam.com/video/76wPucTJ3eQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=M1GL5rdP7vuZTqE9
Thank you thank you x a million 🙏 I forget this when a stressful life event occurs as it has this last week 😊 Marcus Aurelius says "what's happening this exact moment " I have forgotten but I will now. Thank you again 💓 so timeous that you popped up today. I have notifications on now. ❤
@@margaretmcgregor5686 I’m so pleased you enjoyed the video! We all forget sometimes and that’s okay. It’s all part of the human experience.🥰🙏🏻♥️
thank you
@@Chris-vc1dh Thanks for watching and commenting. ♥️🙏🏻♥️ I see you create your own ambient music. It always fills me with joy to see someone expressing their creativity.🥰
Loved it. It’s so meaningful. Thank you so much Aliki! ❤
Such a profound explanation, thank you.
@@wordsstrangeameekar1234 Thank you for taking the time to comment! 💜🙏🏻🥰
Thanks ! Nice to see that old ancient teachings are still being explained in 2025. Nice put together Video.
Thanks for watching and commenting! 💜🙏🏻🥰
Wonderful video. One thing that helps me (when I remember) is to say to myself (Breath, ground, sight, sound). I sense the breath in, the feeling of my feet on the ground, what I actually see, and what I am actually hearing. It helps me get out of my walking thought bubble. Thank you!
@@lauriemaldonado8366 That’s a wonderful way to instantly come back to presence! Thank you so much for sharing this. ♥️🙏🏻💕
Brilliant advice!❤
@@SortingYourselfOut Thank you! I see you have some interesting videos on your channel too. 🥰🙏🏻💕
I've been working on centering myself while also being in the present
@@davidgibson4007 Beautiful❣️
❤❤❤👍👍👍💯 Hi Ailiki, I liked your video. Good observations and reminders. I agree that being trapped in psychological time is a big problem and a major cause of suffering. We dont value or appreciate the present moment enough. We judge it to be uninteresting, boring, unfulfilling, dissappointing and unsatisfying, and so we stop paying attention to it. We judge the now to be one problem after another, one hassel after another and one mistake after another, and we get into the habit of escaping from the present moment, by getting carried away by trains of thought that travel through psychological time. For people who are not successful, and not happy in life, its harder to value the present moment and to stay present for it, because they have so many problems to worry about.
@@alienoverlordsnow1786 Exactly! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. ♥️🙏🏻🥰Btw, you have an interesting channel name.
When you're present everything is pleasant.Love the idea of physcological time, never heard that before thank you for that wonderful video
@@Halcyon-12 I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🥰 I remember what a huge revelation it was for me the first time I came across it…♥️
I’ve never heard it called that before, thank you!
@@attheranch873 You’re welcome! It’s so empowering to have a deeper understanding of what’s going on in our human experience…❣️🙏🏻🥰
Thanks for this. I've been trying to practice this technique. I often think about past relationships and stupid things I've done in the past. I know I can't change it.
@@garyrobinson8665 I’m so glad you found this video helpful, Gary! Yes, we are used to being at the mercy of our mind instead of in the driver’s seat. Fortunately, you can change your relationship with it by not paying too much attention to those thoughts. 💕
Insight: Psychological time is NOT our natural state. Such a simple but effective seeing! 👏👏👏
@tabletop9258 Yes❣️I recommend the book Practising the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, where I learned about this. 🥰
Such a beautiful video! What a lovely lady you are 🩷
Thank you, Emma❣
I would love to see a video on the topic you mentioned!
@@EricaRL2713 I had to rewatch to remind myself of what I said… “Getting distracted by so-called spiritual knowledge.” Yes! That’s a very useful topic. 🙏🏻Thanks for suggestion and reminder. 🥰
@ Thank you very much!!! I’m looking forward to it. 🤩
Thanks Alikki. Beautiful video and great topic. I find the mind always conceptualizes everything, even the idea of being self-aware. We experience Presence only when the mind is silent.
I like Eckhart Tolle's suggestion of taking 3 conscious breaths several times a day, and when doing so, feeling the aliveness of our bodies through our senses. He says this is more effective than meditating for an hour because it's spread out during the day.
@@ThelmaM123 Thanks for your insightful comment, Thelma❣️ I think you may have given me an idea for another video…🙏🏻
I must say, I live by that suggestion, although sometimes even just one conscious breath does the job and other times I don’t want to stop after 3. But the point is, as you mentioned, to keep coming back throughout the day. Excellent point. 🥰💕
Thank you, it was very helpful n at the same time, so simple really if you conscious ❤
@@gidajohnson772 Yes, I find that spiritual truth is simple. It’s the mind that likes to complicate. 😊
Thank you!
@@trulymichiganaerialrandycl4873 ♥️🙏🏻🥰
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Thank you a happy new year
@@Tramuntanamaki Thank you! I wish you a year full of wisdom, peace and contentment. 🥰🙏🏻♥️
Hi, thank you for your wonderful advise. My wife and i have a 30 year old son whom still lives with us. He was discharged from the Air Force four years ago with a mental illness, schizophrenia. Since his diagnosis it has been a roller coaster ride to say the least. Our son will not take medications and trying to communicate with him is very difficult. We are totally worn out worrying about him on a moment by moment basis. Sometime i feel like why am i here? I dont want to be here at times, just want to get through life as fast as possible. I have been watching video after video trying to figure out how to reach a calming place and find peace for my wife and i. Any suggestions?
Thank you for sharing your story, Jack. My heart goes out to your family. ♥️
Firstly, I would say that it’s important to accept the situation as it is. This may sound like a hard pill to swallow, but the energy of resistance makes everything worse. You don’t have to like or agree with what’s happening, but if you can just be okay with it and take a rest from fighting with it, that’s a good place to start. Notice all the tension in your being from trying to push away the present reality and let yourself breathe more deeply into it, realising that, in order to move on and for things to change, you must start where you are.
Secondly, it would be good if your son would take medication as he has a serious mental condition, but that is beyond your control it seems. Perhaps, as you relax through letting go of the inner tension and resistance, you will find that a different energy emerges. When you’re not in your reasoning, negative, repetitive mind all the time, there will be some space in your being. This is where you will find the wisdom and peace you long for. Your son may also notice a change in your energy and respond to it. Love and understanding speak to us louder than frustration and fearful demands.
Thirdly, watch the videos you find helpful but don’t let them be a substitute for the voice of wisdom within you. Rather, let them guide you into your own answers and what feels right in the moment. Be kind, compassionate and patient with yourself. That means you accept yourself just as you are, with all your worries, doubts and fears. Notice how you bring all the heaviness and stress of the last few years into every new day with you and project a hopeless and exhausting future onto it. Notice deeply and breathe fresh life into this new day. Start again today. 🙏🏻
@AlikiReddy Morning. Thank you very much for your wisdom. I will do my best to learn how to live for today and not for what may come.
Thank you for your content Aliki. But what do you do if you are not happy or can't accept the present moment and your mind is just jumping around (in the future or past)?
Guarantees first
@@stopwithitnowthx Can you help me understand what you mean by your comment please?
Hi! Just curious... are your spiritual realizations influenced by the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti?
@seacs.a1c I have been influenced by several people such as Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie, Rupert Spira, Sydney Banks, Thich Nhat Hanh, Mooji, Adyashanti and Gangaji, as well as Krishnamurti and several others. 🥰🙏🏻
I share wisdom quotes from those whose words have given me the most insights in my Facebook Group, the Wisdom Quotes Cafe: facebook.com/share/g/1Lpu6GxtJM/?mibextid=wwXIfr
@AlikiReddy Thank you for your response. I had a feeling you were influenced by Krishnamurti when you mentioned the difference between chronological time and psychological time because I encountered that in reading a few of his books. It's nice to "know" someone who is influenced by Krishnamurti and other spiritual teachers, and is able to apply or embody the teachings.🙏😊
@seacs.a1c The practical application of words of wisdom is so important. 🙏🏻💜
I like Rupert Spira but sometimes I can't understand him. This explanation is much easier for me to get my head around.
@ Yes, it can be challenging to understand certain teachers, which is why I love to simplify as much as possible. 🥰🙏🏻
Love you 💖
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