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Daily Question, February 2

How can I improve my capacity to be present?

  • sunnypatti

    I have a tendency to get lost in my thoughts. I used to think being a master multitasker was a good quality, but not so much anymore! If I focus on my breath, I am able to be more present with a situation, person, or just myself. So I breathe in with intention and breathe out with peace.

  • Nelson

    I use the Pomodoro method at work. Focused, intentional work for 25 minutes then take a 5 minute break. During those 25 minutes, no distractions. No phone. No browsing. I get a lot done when I’m present.

  • Butterfly

    I am just now reading The Sun My Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh and finding his teaching a great help in focusing my “being present”.

  • Maurice Frank

    Stop myself when my urge to task switch occurs.

  • Jules B

    I think trying to be more aware of transitions is helpful – not to mindlessly move on to the next thing – pick up my phone, put the radio on, go and get the washing, make lunch . ..using transition points as noticing points brings me to the present

  • Marnie Jackson

    Focus on what is happening in front of me – and be more self-aware of my ruminating thoughts.

  • Carla

    I’ve slipped into multi-tasking, again, as the “to do” list seems to be growing. When I was a child (in 1960’s) my mother took in ironing to feed us 5 kids. These were the times of long sleeved white shirts that needed starching. She focused on one shirt at a time, while I sat nearby coloring, chatting and practicing spelling for school. I need to “iron more,” focus on the singular item before me.

  • Michele

    Focusing.

  • Kevin
    Being silent, either in worship or sitting in silence by myself, helps me to be present to the here and now throughout my day. I also find it helpful to read the words, prayers, and mantras (sometimes sung) of other people from various traditions and cultures regarding the concept and practice of being present. Yet on this particular topic, I keep coming back to the following prayer: “Dear God of all time and all creatures, help me to live fully within this cycle of infinity that is your...

    Being silent, either in worship or sitting in silence by myself, helps me to be present to the here and now throughout my day.

    I also find it helpful to read the words, prayers, and mantras (sometimes sung) of other people from various traditions and cultures regarding the concept and practice of being present. Yet on this particular topic, I keep coming back to the following prayer:

    “Dear God of all time and all creatures, help me to live fully within this cycle of infinity that is your gift to me. Make me less fearful of the measure of time, and more fully alive in the time that simply is. Help me to live time, not just to use it; to breathe it in, and return it in acts of love and presence.” – Avis Crowe

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