On attunement
Attention is to see the world truthfully, overcoming our natural self-centeredness. It’s both what goes out and seeks something with a measure of focus and a readiness to perceive what is there — openness, active reception of what is in front of us. To be attentive is to be present, stretching to be at hand. (Sacasas)
Subtle shifts in language can sometimes have surprising consequences. The language of attention seems particularly loaded with economic and value-oriented metaphors, such as when we speak of paying attention or imagine our attention as a scarce resource we must either waste or horde. However, to my ears, the related language of attending to the wor... See more
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • Attending to the World
Both of these movements of af←fection and e→motion have to work together to draw us into the good of (into the good life bound in) resonance. We have to remember, as Rosa says, “Resonance is not an emotional state, but a mode of relationship.”
Andrew Root • The Congregation in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #3): Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life
According to the research of Daniel Siegel, attunement is one of the best predictors of self-regulation in children.9 Attunement is a combination of both your warmth and understanding. Those two characteristics not only help her calm the volcano back down, but they help remind her that she’s safe and loved in the midst of the volcano.
Sissy Goff • Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World
Experiences of resonance are encounters in which eternity is unveiled in time.