This, means...

The only time that exists is now.

Thus your present state is all there is.

However nothing is static. Things are always changing in this moment of now.

How can we ensure that we don't get stuck in the present - never going anywhere?

And how can we make sure not to get stuck in the future - never experiencing the present?

This feels like a paradox, but its not...

We can resolve this dilemma because we can hold more than one thing in our conscious awareness:

• This: observation (whatever you notice)
• Means: evaluation (thoughts about what you notice)

Notice right now how you are feeling. you don't have to call it anything yet...just get a sense of what 'this' is for you right now.

Now that you have 'this', what does it mean?

'This' is what it is. Its real, even if it is private, only available to you.

What it 'means' can change.

As you learn, grow, and become wiser, 'means' will change from things causing stress and anxiety, to things that cause peace, contentment and even joy. Or at least that seems to me to be the trend so far.