T
he other day a reporter asked me, “Where do you see yourself a
year from now?”
In the past I would have given him a sincere accounting of what
I hoped to achieve. I’d talk about my plans, goals, and intentions. I’d
tell him about books I wanted to write or things I wanted to be, do,
create, or buy. But because of all the work I’ve done with Dr. Hew
Len, I no longer state goals or intentions or make plans for the fu-
ture. So I instead replied with the truth of this moment:
“Wherever I’ll be will be far better than what I can imagine
right now.”
There’s more depth to that answer than you might first notice. It
came from inspiration.The answer surprised me as I said it. It also re-
vealed where my mind is these days: I’m more interested in thismo-
ment than the next one. As I pay attention to this moment, all the
future ones unfold quite nicely. As I once told Dr. Hew Len,“My in-
tention these days is to honor the intention of the Divine.”
I relayed the reporter’s question and my inspired answer to a friend
just a few minutes ago. He loved it. He’s been doing ho’oponopono191ccc_zero_189-196_epi.qxd 5/4/07 1:04 PM Page 191