presence

Seven ways to collect and concentrate your mind and energy

I’m old enough to remember a time when people usually answered “good” when you asked them the standard, “How are…

January 8, 2018

Mindful presence: Open space mindfulness

In Part Three we did a little mindfulness meditation to “tune-up” our mindfulness and concentration skills. Now we are going…

June 20, 2015

Mindful presence: A mindfulness tune-up

Steady mindfulness requires overcoming the natural – and evolutionarily adaptive – tendency of mind to scan endlessly and think of…

May 20, 2015

Why develop mindful presence?

This is the second post in the series on mindful presence. You can view Part One here. So why should…

April 20, 2015

What is “Mindful Presence”?

What Is Mindful Presence? Let’s unpack those two words, mindful presence. Mindfulness is simply a clear, non-judgmental awareness of your…

April 29, 2014

Decide on love

Jeff was convinced he’d fallen out of love with his wife, Arlene, and that nothing could salvage their twenty-six-year marriage.…

April 2, 2014

It’s not what’s happening … it’s how you respond

One of my favorite stories took place a number of decades ago when the English had colonized India and they…

February 6, 2014

Thich Nhat Hanh: “The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”

What exactly does Thich Nhat Hanh mean by “presence”? And how is it a gift to others? When I first…

March 25, 2007