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… still here?!

Like REALLY here? in this very moment?
There’s a lot of talk about ‘being present’, but what is it all about?

There was a blizzard & frigid temps this week. I was storm-stayed for two days away from home with no luggage. Then the weather breaks & it feels like spring. Sure, I could stay inside - get caught up on the stuff that’s always there to do. But something deeper was calling.

When was the last time you paused to listen to that voice, that pull, the one deep in your soul - with a pulse - beating to the rhythm of your heart?
It’s there.
At your core.
Always has been.
You’ve drowned it out with all the chaos you fill your minutes with.
Somehow you’ve convinced yourself it’s foolish, childish, irresponsible - that inner knowing. It even scares you sometimes - with both its possibilities and its dangers. So, you have tried to mute it, ignore it.
And your life is less.

Shallower. Dimmer. Duller. Flatter.

I paused today & followed that pull. It took me outside. Sat me down in the sun. Turned off the Bluetooth. Closed my eyes. Told the bully in my head to take a hike alone. No guilt trip for me today.

And then it happened.
I WAS PRESENT.
In the moment. That exact moment.
THE ONLY ONE that’s EVER TRULY AVAILABLE TO US.
It. Was. So. Full.
Of abundance. Of beauty. Of peace. Of calm.
Of all I’d been too busy to notice.
Of all that my soul had been yearning for in that moment.
Sounds floated to my consciousness - trickling springs breaking free of the snow, chirping trills of birdsong.
The scent of damp soil, the sun’s heat on my face, carried the promise of spring.
I welcomed this gift. Drew it in. Let it fill me - without questioning my worthiness of receiving. Resisted distractions pulling at the edges of my mind. Held each element, weighing it, thanking it for blessing me with its simple abundance that will continue to flow through me in the next moments, minutes, days.

I am grateful for this lesson. A gentle rewarding one. A reminder of the abundance available if we slow down & notice.

It takes seconds.

No need to create just the right scenario. That’s your bully again - making excuses why it’s unrealistic, a silly indulgence.

So, my friend, please stop. pause. drop your shoulders. take a slow deep breath. close your eyes. accept the invitation your soul is whispering. and find your present moment to BE in.

xo Deena