being present
on being in the moment
Stuart Evans and
being present
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,
... See moreIsabel Hazan • distillation
Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in w
... See moreAnna Quindlen • Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova
The more present we are, the more we relax into ourselves, the stronger a magnet we become for what aligns with us. That’s the paradox of the self: it is most potent when we are least focused on it.
Isabel Hazan • distillation
Author Karl Ove Knausgard on being fully immersed in life:
"What makes life worth living? No child asks itself that question. To children life is self-evident. Life goes without saying: whether it is good or bad makes no difference. This is because children don't see the world, don't observe the world, don't contemplate the world, but are so deeply ... See more
"What makes life worth living? No child asks itself that question. To children life is self-evident. Life goes without saying: whether it is good or bad makes no difference. This is because children don't see the world, don't observe the world, don't contemplate the world, but are so deeply ... See more
Some ppl really ruin their lives trying to experience third person feelings in the first person.” Feelings observed are distinct from feelings felt. When we watch two people snuggle into bed in an advertisement for sheets, it looks wonderful, but snuggling in bed ourselves feels wonderful in a completely different way. This gap between our observat... See more
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.
Isabel Hazan • distillation
"The instructions for how to Do Nothing are very short - just two sentences: let whatever happens, happen. As soon as you're aware of an intention to control your attention, drop that intention."
Shinzen Young [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ6cdIaUZCA]