Presence, for me, is mindful.
To have presence as a state of being, is to have presence as a state of mind.
It's something one can have as an intention but something hard to plan for.
Presence is intrigue, intent and observation all rolled up into one.
Looking upon a situation, no matter how familiar, with new eyes as if for the first time.
Focusing your interest and sharing your value of that person through your silence, or your heart fully expressed affirmations.
Not listening to your head and how you relate to the issue, not comparing, not thinking about what you're going to say.
It's in the allowing someone to share their accomplishments and treasures without having to one up them with yours.
It exists when you breathe through your inclination to speak.
It is in the moments of time that pass without you noticing.
It's there when you watch a child's first steps.
It is in the conversation that delights, the forgetting of oneself.
It thrives in the closing of one's eyes to touch the music and dance along with the beat.
It's in the bird's wings as she soars along the edges of the strong breeze.
It's being lost deep within that artistic expression, or expressionless art.
It's being there, really being there for the person who is dying their death, their way. No agenda. No formula. Just love.
The ability to be present is a skill that we are born with. All it involves is remembering to take the "you" out of the equation.
Being present, for me, is mindful. Being present is a blessing, Being present is well....just that.
- Ellison 2/10/11
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