Your Moment. . .
Being present, or having a strong sense of presence, offers numerous benefits, including enhanced focus, increased trust, and a more positive self-image. It can also lead to greater personal and professional success, improved relationships, and a sense of calm and peace.
How can we define presence? On one level, we can think about presence as the awareness of the moment as it unfolds. What we are feeling, noticing, and thinking, and what is happening around us—it is awareness of these things that constitutes presence.
Presence to our own experience is sometimes simple and straightforward, but it is often effortful, requiring intentionality and deliberate focus.
The opposite of presence is absence in some way from the present moment or from the people you are with. This can range from being momentarily distracted to being fully dissociated from what is happening around you.
Practicing presence usually takes the form of some kind of mindfulness technique. People who practice these techniques become better at distancing themselves from their emotions: They are less likely to see the emotions as permanent or indicating something essential about who they are. They pay attention more readily and have better awareness of, and distance from, their own thought patterns. In other words, practicing presence can be a key component of improving one’s psychological well-being.
Peace and Love, Jim
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