Present and accounted for...

Finding presence is a task I set myself in life, every day of it. Presence, in the context I mean here, is the act of being within each and every moment, really there, 100 percent! I’ve found it allows for better engagement with the task and activity or person I am with which, of course, extends to myself; Being present when it comes to oneself is just as important as when with other people.

Today I’ve had one of those days that got away from me; No matter how hard I tried to keep it on the rails I’d set for the day it ran off and on a tangent. It was frustrating and unproductive. Well, not totally unproductive, but not as efficient as I would have liked and the results I harvested were diminished because of it. The day is not over yet however I needed to get away and find some presence within myself, to hit the pause button of life and bring myself back to a more centred position from which to launch the rest of the day. I do this in different ways depending on circumstances and opportunities but usually it means doing something that I enjoy, a small thing that holds life at arms’ length and permits some time to refocus.

Today it was a coffee and apricot health bar thing at a local café which was great because it was mid-afternoon, that quiet time between lunch and end of work hours, and there was very few people there. I sat, watched the world go by and enjoyed a 20 minute respite. I didn’t think about work, about the rest of the day…About anything really. I cleared my head and found presence, sort of purged the pent-up emotion or pressure that was blocking my progression through the day. It’s a process Ihave perfected over the years and I’ve found the benefits to be numerous. I feel better, return to the task or situation more engaged and feel more productive if at work and certainly find more value in the things I do outside of work. Because of this process.

I’m a believer in being truly present in my life, the things I do. That presence comes in various ways and the way it is deployed is situational however in each and every moment of my life I apply it, or at least I attempt to do so. Having it front-of-mind brings it to reality more often than not thinking about it and using this method I find greater enjoyment, value and perspective in my life. Whether I’m sitting on the couch watching GOT, the Walking Dead or some other show, listing to some favorite tunes, shooting guns, hiking in the bush, in a work meeting or enjoying my life together with my partner I apply presence and it returns life-value, greater satisfaction and results; No matter what I’m doing I always focus hard on that thing.

What do you do to centre yourself, to snap you back to attention and focus? Is there a process you prefer and which gives you greater results? Meditation, yoga, head outside with shoes and socks off and do some grounding? I’d be interested to know how you keep yourself on track and ** 100 percent within** the moments of your life.

Design and create your ideal life, don’t live it by default - @galenkp

P.s. If anyone wants to hit me up on Discord: @galenkp#9209

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