Explore Insights on Choosing Presence & the Practice of Presence
Browse, reflect, and embrace the practice of presence!
Welcome to our collection of thought-provoking articles designed to inspire and support your journey towards daily calm and presence. Here, you’ll find deep reflections on Choosing Presence and the Practice of Presence, along with explorations of contemplative prayer, meditation, and the art of living in the moment.
Whether you’re seeking practical guidance, fresh perspectives, or a deeper understanding of presence in daily life, these articles offer valuable wisdom to help you cultivate stillness, awareness, and a stronger connection with God.
Using Technology for Good
Practice of Presence Teaching
Our phones scatter our attention, but with intention they can call us home. Hourly app reminders become invitations to breathe and return to God’s presence.
Leaving the Past Behind
Practice of Presence Teaching
Forgiveness isn’t pretending it didn’t hurt. It’s recognizing the past as a thought-pattern we keep feeding and cannot stop. Forgiveness is a present-moment event. When we release the past, we discover grace waiting in the next breath.
Strengthening Confidence, Releasing Negativity
Practice of Presence Teaching
Negative thinking and gossip quietly erode our peace, relationships, and inner confidence. When we become aware of these patterns, we can interrupt them with presence—choosing calm, stability, and truth instead of fear or insecurity. The practice of presence can transform your inner dialogue into one grounded in love, clarity, and God’s peace.
Answering the Call to Presence
Practice of Presence Teaching
Even on our busiest days, the simple practice of returning to presence can soften resistance. By pausing for three conscious breaths and noticing what’s happening inside, we move from control and tension into deeper trust. Peace isn’t found by changing our circumstances—it’s uncovered by surrendering to the moment.
Meeting Resistance With Presence
Practice of Presence Teaching
In Choosing Presence, Jim Heaney reminds us that resistance is the mind’s quiet defense against change—appearing as distraction, fear, or control. When we soften these patterns through awareness and steady breathing, peace naturally returns. This reflection invites you to notice where resistance shows up in your daily life and to practice letting go with gentleness, allowing God’s presence to do the transforming work that effort alone cannot.