Daily Question, February 2 How can I improve my capacity to be present? 35 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. wanja3 months agowanjabeing grateful for the lessons in the past and embracing now. 0 Reply Blossom3 months agoBlossomListening to “Becoming Stillness” by Franciscan Monk Richard Rohr and hearing the truth of it, meet the wild beast. 0 Reply Elaine3 months agoElaineKeep showing up to this beautiful site and community of practitioners. Grateful living is about being present and requires constant practice! 2 Reply Malag3 months agoMalagThere’s nothing limiting in my capacity to be present. I just need to realise that I am here. One “trick” I can build on some more is to associate presence with a routine task like cleaning my teeth. And then spread to some of the many other activities of the day. 4 Reply ADP3 months agoADPBe more aware of my surroundings, not take things for granted. Don’t just spend my days going through the motions. Each day brings something new. Something new to learn or to experience. If you are not truly present you will miss it. 3 Reply Melissa3 months agoMelissaTake three deep breaths and listen, hold my voice. Embrace what I see and what is in front of me in the moment. Stop my mind from going all over the place my taking in the moment with each breath. 2 Reply mam_gigi3 months agomam_gigiTo be present, I would have to set aside my anxiety for the future and never-ending t0-do list and instead really be observant and avaible in the moment I am in. 3 Reply Elle3 months agoEllePay attention to the background noise. Don’t let myself get deeper & deeper into the hole- but, when the past or future starts invading my ‘headspace’…..gently release it [or, when need be] get the 250 lb. Bouncer-of-my-mind to escort those busy-bodies AWAY {while} getting to a present breath & what’s right in front of me. 3 Reply Layla3 months agoLaylaKnowing that tomorrow is not promised. Embracing today. 3 Reply Don Jones3 months agoDon JonesBy being quiet. 4 Reply pkr3 months agopkrRemind myself often thru out the day to breathe. Focusing on my breath not only calms me but reminds me to be in the moment, the present moment. 4 Reply Antoinette3 months agoAntoinetteI can improve by using the energy of mindfulness to come back from a mind either off in the future or lost in the past. Then I can come back to the present moment and notice all of the goodness around me! Mindfulness is the energy which helps to shine light on what’s really happening. What’s really happening? Most of the the time there is almost always something to enjoy and be grateful for! Mindfulness is the magic of healing and love! 4 Reply Linda3 months agoLindaJust do it. I know how, I just need to do it. 4 Reply Charlie T3 months agoCharlie TSo much good advice here. Real wisdom. I think meditation is helping me. Also, caching myself when I slip into past or future thinking. I know it’s a sign that something is off and I’m escaping from this moment. 4 Reply Laura M.3 months agoLaura M.Your post has helped me! Those last two lines really reminded me I need to meditate more often. Thank you! 1 Reply Stefania Miseria3 months agoStefania MiseriaI am never anywhere but rather everywhere at the same time. Scattering myself is easy, the hardest thing is to be here and that even when I write these words. 3 Reply Holly in Ohio3 months agoHolly in OhioIn this moment, I need to let go of an irritation, so I can enjoy THIS moment, rather than sour it by dwelling on the irritation that was. 🙂 Time for a delicious coffee!☕ 8 Reply Carol3 months agoCarolI find practicing mindfulness extremely helpful. I have to pause, check in and see what I'm telling my self. A lot of voices live in my head and sometimes it's necessary to call a meeting and remind them who's chairman of the board! I have to be present to myself before I can be present to others. This question reminds me of a poem I wrote in 2009. I share it below. Have you ever noticed that the words "Now here" and "No where" contain the same letters? Now Here or No Where If one is not ...I find practicing mindfulness extremely helpful. I have to pause, check in and see what I’m telling my self. A lot of voices live in my head and sometimes it’s necessary to call a meeting and remind them who’s chairman of the board! I have to be present to myself before I can be present to others. This question reminds me of a poem I wrote in 2009. I share it below. Have you ever noticed that the words “Now here” and “No where” contain the same letters? Now Here or No Where If one is not NOW HERE, one is NO WHERE The intellect craves a place. The spirit flows like the wind into every nook and cranny. When someone recounts an experience, they might say, “You had to be there.” But to truly “be there” you have to “be here,” Present to the one sharing the memory. You can run “there” to get away from “here,” But you most likely will find yourself NO WHERE, lost and disappointed. Now Here or No Where Your choice moment by moment Read More8 Reply Patricia3 months agoPatriciaHaving a good night of sleep improves my capacity for presence, for kindness, for almost everything good in my life. 5 Reply Holly in Ohio3 months agoHolly in OhioI hear you! I hope you start getting better sleep, Patricia. 🏵 1 Reply EJP3 months agoEJPStop. Look . Go. 7 Reply Mary Pat3 months agoMary PatDefinitely meditation! Practicing is a plus for staying in the present moment. I have an app on my iPhone that stays breathe, and you can set it for a certain number of times a day, and it pops up for me during the day to remind me to take a moment and breathe. This really connects me to the moment. There are times when I am deeply scattered, and Kevin reminded me in his writing that I used to go to YouTube and watch the Tibetan monks humming/singing mantras. Thanks Kevin for the reminder! 7 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. DONATE https://gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2022, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb