{"id":404,"date":"2022-12-01T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pittsaldrichassociates.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2022-12-05T15:17:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T20:17:13","slug":"5-practices-be-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pittsaldrichassociates.com\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"5 Practices: Be Present"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s impossible to be fully present 100% of the time.\u00a0 We need distractions\u00a0 -if only for a nanosecond to re-energize.\u00a0\u00a0 But today so many seem addicted<\/em> to the distractions.\u00a0 Convinced we can multi-task and be fully effective (we cannot).<\/p>\n

\"\"Recall those rare moments when you were truly engaged with someone\u00a0 –a colleague, child, friend, and yes, of course your pet.\u00a0 Something remarkable was occurring during that engagement:\u00a0 a deep connection with indescribable feelings\/sensations; a near “absence of thought” in your own brain as you simply absorbed the words or sounds or behaviors of the other.<\/p>\n

A Zulu greeting seems to capture the essence of what it means to Be Present.\u00a0 When encountering another person, the greeting is “Sawu bona” (I see you).\u00a0 The other responds “Sikhona” (I exist).\u00a0 Until<\/strong> you “see” me (fully<\/strong> take in my being), I do not exist.\u00a0 Ain’t it the truth:\u00a0 if you’re not paying attention to me, then I might as well NOT exist, eh?<\/p>\n

Imagine!\u00a0 How rich and robust and remarkable our experience would be if we were fully present with each other.\u00a0 And let’s add presence with Nature as well.\u00a0 (I just breathed deeply with relief as I wrote those words.\u00a0 And glanced skyward to see a prism of rainbow colors reflecting in far away clouds).<\/p>\n

By being present we experience the enormous and wondrous power of the moment.\u00a0 And if it’s a difficult moment, our presence enables us to share the reality with the other (instead of banging heads forcing different realities.)<\/p>\n

Here are some quick tips:<\/p>\n