The true definition of mental illness is when the majority of your time is spent in the past or future, but rarely living in the realism of NOW.
You are not limited to this body, to this mind, or to this realityβyou are a limitless ocean of Consciousness, imbued with infinite potential. You are existence itself.
The beginning is always NOW.
Please focus on this simple realization. There is only every now and how you interact with this moment decides everything that you are experiencing. There will be bodily pain but suffering is an option. However, it will first clearly be seen as a choice when you have untangled yourself from the minds conditioned patterns.
We tend to think we are actually βthinkingβ about a thought when it appears in the mind. However you are not your thoughts. Realizing this allows conscious awakening.
Please do not allow the wildfires in your mind to consume your awareness of this moment beyond its content. You are responsible for the mind and not the other way around.