Quotes About Presence

Here are some words I love, words that describe presence rather than means towards an end: nourishing, edifying, redemptive; courageous, generous, winsome; adventurous, curious, tender.

Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet. I meet others with the life I've lived, not just with my questions.

they were just normal, and they were enjoying that elusive state of simply BEING...

He didn't look away. No one looked at a person that way anymore. They checked their phones, or scanned the horizon, or glanced around.

Parenting isn't always a peachy-colored glow. Half the time, it's just showing up and doing your best.

entering his domain. She strode in and

I'm like, bursting. I should be working. I don't want to take a break. It's funny, on set, I don't have to go to the bathroom, I don't have anything wrong, I'm perfectly fine, so through-and-through. I'm not hungry. I'm literally not even in my own body.

Here's what I want you to know: I loved my life. For so long I was waiting for it to start, waiting for more. It seemed like all I did was drive and shop and wait. But you know what? I didn't miss a thing with my family. Not a moment. I was there for all of it. That's what I'll remember, and they'll have each other.

I don't mean to imply that I value the life of a fish or a bird the same way I value a human life, but their presence in the world has as much validity as does our presence. Perhaps more: they were here first; they are foundational to us. They take only what they need. They are compatible with the life around them.

S]omeone else is breathing in here besides me, and I don't think Tim the cowman dabs . . . lily of the valley, is it . . . behind his ears. Although he should.

to be a kind of leaven there.

I'm going to be right here. By your side. I'm not going to let our time pass us by. No way. No how.

To plant the seed of mindfulness firmly in your life, set the intention to practice mindful breathing daily.

With increased presence comes kindness and compassion - the nurse's calling cards.

I like pouring your tea, lifting the heavy pot, and tipping it up, so the fragrant liquid steams in your china cup. Or when you're away or at work, I like to think of your cupped hands as you sip, as you sip, of the faint half-smile of your lips.

The curtains stir. There you are on the bed, like a gift. Like a touchable dream.

Because of her hospital schedule, she was either not around at all, or sleeping, or around a lot.

If you will allow Jesus to fill your mind with His power and presence, you will be a living, breathing demonstration of His knowledge and wisdom while you live on planet earth.

Mountain pose teaches us, literally, how to stand on our own two feet.... teaching us to root ourselves into the earth.... Our bodies become a connection between heaven and earth.

her to fly away and develop a career in art, but then little had he known that he would not be around to make that possible. She only became aware that something was different when, still absorbed in her own thoughts, it dawned on her that the bar had grown silent. In the act of pulling a pint, she raised her eyes and there, framed in the doorway, was one of the most startlingly beautiful men she had ever seen in her life. Tall, windswept dark hair raked back

Dreaming her way backward in time, resurrecting images, the young girl realized, with wonder, that the absent are always present, that you don't make them go away simply because you get on a train and head off in a particular direction.

You just call out my nameAnd you know wherever I amI'll come running to see you again.Winter, spring, summer, or fallAll you have to do is callAnd I'll be there, hey, hey, yeah.You've got a friend.

everything else fell away,

Life is too short to spend your time pining for someone who isn't here.