What do you want right now?
Right now...as in not next week, not after you reach the next milestone, not once you have figured everything out...but in this very moment?
We live in a culture that continually pulls our attention toward what comes next, to the point where it is almost impossible to be in the moment. Practicing presence sounds like another ideal we are supposed to achieve.
What if it is much simpler than that?
In this episode of Permission Slip-Ups, Kate and David explore presence as conscious engagement in the now—not escaping responsibility, ignoring the future, or finding perfect peace, but becoming aware of what is happening within and around us before racing ahead.
Together, they discuss:
• Why future-casting can quietly feed anxiety, stress, and dissatisfaction
• How achievement can keep us from experiencing what we worked so hard to create
• Why a pause can interrupt old patterns and help us respond rather than react
• How stillness allows us to hear ourselves more clearly
• Why we do not always have to figure everything out
• Simple ways to practice presence—even for five seconds
Through stories involving a Route 66 bicycle ride, skydiving, motorcycles, major life decisions, and an ordinary walk without headphones, Kate and David explore what becomes possible when we stop trying to get somewhere else and begin appreciating what is already here.
You do not have to become perfectly present.
You only have to notice when you have left the moment—and give yourself permission to return.
