Empowering people to make strengthening choices
Definition of Intentionality During the past several weeks, I’ve suggested a number of strategies to help you become present to your moment by moment experience. A final strategy I want to teach on this important topic is “intentionality” which is a powerful declaration about how you intend to “show up” in some moment of time. […]
One of the most powerful ways to be present is the practice of mindfulness, which is paying attention to your moment by moment experience in a non-judgmental way. There are two important components of mindfulness. The first is conscious attention to your immediate experience including what is going on in your mind, body and surroundings. […]
In my last several posts, I’ve been talking about the importance and power of living in the present. There are lots of strategies to do so. Here are a few strategies to be present: 1. Create a physical trigger that will center you in the present. This is something (anything) that pulls you back to […]
I’ve been talking, in recent posts, about the power of living consciously, in the present moment. Being present happens as you practice living here and now. In fact, this moment is the only moment that is real. You live your entire life in a series of moments called “now.” The past does not exist, not […]
What it Means to Be Present Being present is a state of “wakefulness” in which you show up and live in the moment. It is becoming conscious of what is happening within and around you so that you can participate fully in life. It can be thought of as a powerful mental context that allows […]
Here is a message from some good friends, Mark and Lisa Sabey, who have a son at Arapahoe High School in Colorado, location of last week’s tragic shooting. Friday, Dec. 13–Our son Daniel and his Arapahoe Singers group were dressed in their knickers, sweaters and winter scarves as they caroled through the high school halls. […]
“Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.” -Anne Sexton (1928-1974) A Beautiful Hike My wife and I were driving in the beautiful Colorado mountains back in late September. For those of you who know Colorado, we were driving over Independence Pass, a stretch of highway between Leadville/Buena Vista and Aspen. Just a […]
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.” –Epicurus I love the Thanksgiving holiday. It is noncommercial, a break in the middle of the week, a chance to be together with family and friends, a day of feasting. Most important, it is a day of gratitude. A Day of Gratitude As […]
