Quotes About Presence

Being sworn at by woodland creatures is disquieting, but comforting too...these alarm calls remind me that we have consequential presence, that the animals we like to watch are creatures with their own needs, desires, emotions, lives.

There could be no regret or mourning in her. No past or future. She lived in the present only, and that was my refuge.

These alarm calls remind me that we have consequential presence, that the animals we like to watch are creatures with their own needs, desires, emotions, lives.

I am here, reading with you. I am reading this over your shoulder. I make your home home, I'm the Braille on your wallpaper that only your fingers can read—I tell you where you are. Don't turn to look at me. I am only tangible when you don't look.

She was a daughter of the Virgin of Montserrat, and she felt instinctively and of course heretically that the Virgin herself was only a symbol of a yet greater sister-mother who was carefree and sorrowful all at once, a goddess who didn't guide you or shield you but only went with you from place to place and added her tangible presence to your own when required.

And there we all were, Miranda, her father, her brother and I, sharing oxygen around a dinner table

Who's there? Something old? Someone holy...?

Jennifer Silver lived quite long. She didn't die until 1994. A reason why Lily never felt motherless was that her mother was there with her, a door and a curtain away.

Lily was a bunch of crumpled pockets and Sylvie is a black dress, perfumed scarves, iron posture and whatever else turns a person into an atmosphere.

Failing to be there when a man wants her is a woman's greatest sin, except to be there when he doesn't want her.

La paz de Dios refulge en mí ahora.

God is indeed your strength, and what He gives is truly given. This means that you can receive it any time and anywhere, wherever you are, and in whatever circumstance you find yourself. Your passage through time and space is not at random. You cannot but be in the right place at the right time. Such is the strength of God. Such are His gifts.

When you're inside yourself, you can feel happy, or angry, or terribly sad, or scared, or at peace. But whatever the feeling is, you feel "present." You feel like your feelings are coming from you. When you're caught in outside voices, however, you're most likely feeling awful, enraged, tense, anxious, or numb, though at times they can also make you feel excited or "high." But the difference is, the emotions feel like they're happening to you,

People oughtn't to breeze into your life and out again in ten seconds, without leaving a name behind

Tal vez sea cierto, o tal vez no. Porque ahora, al mirar a mi alrededor en la alfombra, siento una certeza: está aquí.

Leadership presence involves humility. As Andrea Zintz, career coach and president of Strategic Leadership Resources, clarifies, humility is not about diminishing your stature but rather involves benevolence, consideration,

envisioning a positive outcome has helped her speak with presence. For her first staff meeting at her former position as publisher of People en Español, Jackie envisioned herself passionately speaking to the group. An image of a successful meeting primed her to make it happen.

I take a few deep breaths before I begin to speak, and I listen to the sounds in the room—this gets me focused and really present with my audience.

MYTH It's not possible to learn how to be a dynamic leader. TRUTH Leadership presence can be cultivated and is available to me.

Leading with presence is all about the signals you send out. It is how you portray yourself—through your words, actions, and appearance—as someone whom others trust and want to follow.

Leading with presence involves being authentic, owning our strengths as well as our weaknesses, and speaking up on issues with integrity and passion.

The biggest takeaway from them is that you can act with presence even when you don't feel 100 percent sure of yourself.

You can only have bliss if you don't chase it.

People always leave traces. No person is without a shadow.