"When we discover presence, we can be embodied while witnessing from within. At a certain point, we will see that Being is welcoming all our feelings, knowing they're not a real threat. Being is like a wise grandmother who can stay with a screaming two-year-old child, allowing him to move through his tantrum without overreacting." (Shift into Freedom, pp. 25-246)
When we unhook from the chatter of the mind and live in presence we respond to life with more clarity and ease. The neurotic roommate quiets down and we are more receptive to the guidance of our Higher Self/Spirit/Source.
There are different ways to experience presence. I have found meditation to be very helpful. Loch Kelly describes techniques that involve unhooking from thought and moving our awareness outside of ourselves to experience spacious awareness as a way to experience presence. He describes this and other techniques in his book.
I am offering a group based on Loch's book and we will be practicing these techniques. I will post information about the group in a separate post.
"The more we act from the ground of Being instead of ego-identification, the easier it gets. Eventually, acting from Being becomes the new habit and happens by itself." (Shift into Freedom, p. 249)
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