We are always guided in real time, no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in. But we are guided only in real time and not ahead in time.

Often we lose touch with this present-moment guidance because we are not present to the moment, but to our concepts of time. The present moment exists in our direct experience and not in the concept of time we have created in our minds.

Grasping this is like grasping water in a fist. When you grasp at water, you feel it in your fist only for a moment, and before you know it, the water slips away. And you can grasp it again, and you will feel it for a moment before it slips away. But you can forever keep your hand dipped in the stream of water.

Just like grasping water, being present to guidance is an active phenomenon, and not a concept that you can once understand and memorize. This is part of the essence of wisdom.

So notice, as you consider anything you need guidance on today, whether you are looking for guidance in the present moment, or for an imagined future. I promise you, you will always have guidance for the present moment. Even if the guidance is that you can relax until the next moment, when a fresh guidance can arise for you.