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The Life Changing Power of Presence
Contracting our attention into the moment is hard, but it increases its potency, just as the brevity of words increases the potency of an idea, creating deeper grooves in the mind. If brevity is the soul of wit, then presence is the soul of experience. We cannot be fully ourselves until we are fully in the moment—attention nowhere but here.
from distillation by Isabel Hazan
Stuart Evans added
Complete presence melts self-consciousness and self-doubt away. It lets us stand in our true essence without the need for approval or validation. When we are fully present, our awareness is glued to the moment. The complexity of our inner world is collapsed into one point of awareness. This lets us express ourselves fully.
from distillation by Isabel Hazan
Stuart Evans and added
Presence is, simply, conscious contact with ourselves. Presence to ourselves—just showing up6—cultivates attention.
from Awakening in Time by Pamela Kristan
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