being present
on being in the moment
Stuart Evans and
being present
From Jane Ratcliffe interview with Andrea Gibson:
When you hit the state of being very present, being very in the now, can you describe that experience in a tactile way? What’s happening in your body? What's happening in your mind?
What it feels like for me is a swell of pure happiness that I am aware is everybody's birthright. I heard something rece
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The more attention we pay to the moment, the simpler it becomes. Because you are no longer juggling endless loops of thought at once. You’re exclusively focused on the precious moment you are in. And in doing so: you expand into it. In focusing your attention on one point—precisely where you are—you channel your infinite attention directly into it,
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Our brains were made for nexting
“When researchers count the items that float along in the average person’s stream of consciousness, they find that about 12 percent of our daily thoughts are about the future.”
In other words, the average person spends 1 out of every 8 hours thinking about the next thing.
For me, harmonizing with the trouble is not to find perfect synchronicity or balance, but to move and be moved into a trans-contextual dance of aliveness . It is to become sensually intimate with the push and pull, the tension and release, the agony of death and the joy of living that exists in each moment – with each in-breath and out-breath. As N... See more
Harmonizing the Body Electric
I wonder if sunflowers feel lonely; they might not even notice each other standing in a field of flowers. They are too busy trying to see and be seen by the sun. Chasing the light, not unlike how we chase visibility, failing to recognize those around us, and those absent.
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When we find ourselves stuck in the past or future, the step toward flexibility is to gently yet intentionally bring our attention back to the present moment. This can be hard to do when we're really stuck, but is also a skill that can be developed over time through formal and informal mindfulness practices.