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  1. Robin Ann
    Robin Ann
    4 weeks ago

    Gratitude for all of God’s creations. The evening sky was so beautiful out on the sailboat Saturday evening at sunset. 🌞

  2. Skazi Fozz
    Skazi Fozz
    4 weeks ago

    Funny the quote mentions irritation. Extremely volatile irritability & savagely barbaric, heinous resentment. I am not a big guy but have the mind of a caveman age brute ogre with a giant club. Prayer didn’t save the day today tried hard too.

    That being said, I am aware of wanting to escape the emotional haywire electrical psychic storm but don’t want to make a really bad choice tonight so will get out of my own head at AA tonight get into a nice park after it fresh air unplug from the madness and thinking of the past even earlier today with the guy and his dog that my new (now missing frisbee) got too close to to keep track wuut just happen’d

    1. Joseph
      Joseph McCann
      4 weeks ago

      Gotta watch those disc’s around frisbee dogs, Skazi Fozz!

  3. Linda72766
    Linda
    4 weeks ago

    Anxiety. Sadness. Loss. These things are very present in my life right now, and they are wearing me out.

    1. Mary
      Mary
      4 weeks ago

      I am so sorry, Linda.
      I have thought of you many times when on this site.
      I hope you have friends/family nearby to support you.
      I care about you, Linda, and all you must be going through
      and I feel sure everyone at this gratefulness site cares just as I do.
      Sending you and your beloved husband much love, Mary

    2. Yram
      Yram
      4 weeks ago

      Peace and loving surprises along the way.

      1. Linda72766
        Linda
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you, Yram.

    3. Patti
      sunnypatti
      4 weeks ago

      Sending you peace and strength, Linda.

      1. Linda72766
        Linda
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you, Sunnypatti. I always like reading your joyful posts.

    4. Michele
      Michele
      4 weeks ago

      Peace and loving kindness to you Linda.

      1. Linda72766
        Linda
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you, Michele.

    5. Joseph
      Joseph McCann
      4 weeks ago

      ❤️

    6. Christina Rossi75270
      Christina
      4 weeks ago

      Hi Linda. I can relate.

      1. Linda72766
        Linda
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you, Christina.

    7. Robin Ann
      Robin Ann
      4 weeks ago

      Thinking of you during this difficult time. Wishing you some peace.

      1. Linda72766
        Linda
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you, Robin Ann.

    8. D
      Drea
      4 weeks ago

      Wishing you strength and a reprieve, Linda.

      1. Linda72766
        Linda
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you, Drea.

    9. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      4 weeks ago

      I’m sorry,
      dear Linda,
      that you are going through this suffering right now…
      a slow and agonizing process.
      You have shared part of your journey
      and I continue to hold you in my heart
      with love and compassion…
      sparrow ❣️

      1. Linda72766
        Linda
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you, Sparrow.

  4. sparrow51014
    sparrow
    4 weeks ago

    When my father was dying
    it was like there was a switch in my head
    that both shut me down and woke me up . . .
    I was suspended in Presence,
    where everything became crystal clear.
    Emotions lost their power
    and I simply lived in that moment,
    feeling it all,
    but freed from pretending it wasn’t happening,
    from imagining there was hope . . .
    sitting with the Truth,
    holding it there
    right in front of me.
    There was no judgment in that space,
    no right,
    no wrong.
    I’ve had Presence thrust on me like that,
    like a pitcher of ice water
    emptied over my head
    in times of extreme stress.

    At other times
    I summon Presence
    by quieting my thoughts and paying attention
    to every little detail around me . . .
    the clock ticking,
    cars passing,
    the radio from a long ways away . . .
    feel the blister on my toe,
    a breeze at my back,
    elbows on my table . . .
    see the very small, porcelain cat on a pillow,
    Pema Chodron cards spread out before me,
    coffee cup painted with a pair of loons
    and filled with pencils,
    a paintbrush, two ink cartridges and a compass.
    Then,
    I simply sit and be with the moment
    and wait for Truth.

    It’s a beautiful thing,
    Presence is,
    for those who can tolerate it.
    It’s like the layers are peeled
    and the heart of the onion
    presents itself,
    iridescent and shining. ♥

    1. Barb C
      Barb C
      4 weeks ago

      I had this feeling of being completely within a crystal-clear, inescapable moment that I still remember. I had found a lump in my breast. It was Friday with a long Fourth of July weekend ahead so the earliest I could get a biopsy was at least 4 days away. I sat in my yard knowing that I was in this moment and no other, and it would always be a part of my life. Everything was so clear and sharp around me, as if I were seeing colors I’d never noticed before.

      The good news: It wasn’t cancer. And while the response of the man I was married to at the time wasn’t great, it was at least revealing of who he was so I knew I’d be dealing with it mostly on my own. Another form of clarity gained.

      1. sparrow51014
        sparrow
        4 weeks ago

        You received a lot of clarity that day,
        dear Barb,
        some expected,
        some not,
        but it guided you through
        several events in your life.

        ps. I’m happy to hear it wasn’t cancer. ♥

    2. D
      Drea
      4 weeks ago

      I can relate to what you wrote about having presence thrust upon you when your father was dying. Very well said.

      1. sparrow51014
        sparrow
        4 weeks ago

        Thank you,
        dear Drea . . .
        sometimes
        I don’t know if I’m making any sense to other people. ♥

        1. Mary
          Mary
          4 weeks ago

          You always make sense to me, Sparrow.

        2. Joseph
          Joseph McCann
          4 weeks ago

          Yes, you do, dear Sparrow.

          1. sparrow51014
            sparrow
            4 weeks ago

  5. Carol Ann Conner
    Carol Ann Conner
    4 weeks ago

    I am calm. I am at peace. There is nothing I have to prove. All is well. Oh, how I wish I was fully present more often!

    1. D
      Drea
      4 weeks ago

      Me as well.

    2. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      4 weeks ago

      Me too,
      dear Carol Ann . . . ♥

      1. Joseph
        Joseph McCann
        4 weeks ago

        Me three, Carol Ann.

  6. Meghan Ewanyk
    megmonarch
    4 weeks ago

    Although being present offersopportunities to enjoy many things, it also allows me to experience the undesirable. When I give myself space to actually feel my emotions (even the yucky ones) I have graditude for the more desirable feelings.

  7. Mary
    Mary
    4 weeks ago

    When I’m fully present I feel a sense of aliveness.
    I’m interested in whomever I am with
    and I am awake to the world around me.
    I breathe more fully, I feel grateful, and I feel joy.
    Wishing a good Monday to all. 🥰

    1. D
      Drea
      4 weeks ago

      Happy Monday to you, Mary.

  8. Charlie T
    Charlie T
    4 weeks ago

    When I’m fully present, all of my feeling arise.
    I am just better able to name them and notice them. See feelings more for what they are. And I am less at the mercy of them. When I am fully present, it’s not to make things feel better, necessarily, but a way to feel all of it without covering up or dulling or escaping. It can be a terrifying concept.

    1. Joseph
      Joseph McCann
      4 weeks ago

      “. . . without covering up or dulling or escaping.” I did that for so long by self medicating with alcohol, that staying with feelings, emotions, the good, the bad and the ugly can be a terrifying concept, at first. Seems to become less spooky all the time. Thank you, Charlie.

    2. D
      Drea
      4 weeks ago

      Charlie, what you wrote reminds me of a passage in a book, I think it was Smiling at Fear by Chogyam Trungpa. He said that when you are fully present with your feelings as a practice, and have done it long enough, you grow fond of yourself, with all the fears and quirks and bad habits and good habits and all. You begin to enjoy being the flawed human being that you are. That always comforted me and motivated me to keep feeling all the stuff.

    3. sparrow51014
      sparrow
      4 weeks ago

      Well said,
      dear Charlie . . . ♥

    4. Carol Ann Conner
      Carol Ann Conner
      4 weeks ago

      Hi Charlie, I got your message and it is deeply appreciated. I’m not versed in how to respond directly so decided to let you know here on the daily question. Having a few health issues that have slowed me down a bit. Appreciate your note and your concern. It warms my heart.

  9. Ngoc Nguyen
    Ngoc Nguyen
    4 weeks ago

    When I am fully present, my feelings may vary depending on the environment and situation, but one thing is certain: I am fully aware of my five senses working as they are meant to. May you all stay motivated and joyful!

    1. L
      Loc Tran
      4 weeks ago

      My Ngoc, your answer reminds me of my own trademark saying of “Presence is the greatest form of preparation.” Even the 6th sense works better too.

  10. pkr29022
    pkr
    4 weeks ago

    Peace.

  11. D
    Drea
    4 weeks ago

    Compassion.

  12. Yram
    Yram
    4 weeks ago

    A sense of wholeness.

    1. L
      Loc Tran
      4 weeks ago

      Yram, it’s certainly easier to see the bigger picture. It’s just like the entirety of the chest board vs the pieces I’ve talked about before in answers and other comments.

  13. Patti
    sunnypatti
    4 weeks ago

    A peaceful realization of this moment, now.

  14. L
    Loc Tran
    4 weeks ago

    Tranquility

    1. Ose
      Ose
      4 weeks ago

      A true feeling. I obviously missed the meaning of the question. No presenve, no awareness, no tranquility. Thank you.

      1. L
        Loc Tran
        4 weeks ago

        No problem, Ose.

  15. D
    Deann
    4 weeks ago

    Contentment, gratefulness, even when present during the hard times – there is good to be found.

    1. Ose
      Ose
      4 weeks ago

      Indeed! Depending on how you understand the question. Here i am now,… Wishing you a good day, dear Deann.

      1. D
        Deann
        4 weeks ago

        And to you Oso- thank you

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