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.
Nature: The Original Teacher
Practice of Presence Teaching
Nature doesn’t rush, yet everything is quietly and faithfully accomplished. Discover how stepping outside can quiet your compulsive mind, slow your breath, and help you connect deeply with God's peace through a simple 15-minute practice.
Inner Conditioning Ourselves: Presence as a Spiritual Gym
Practice of Presence Teaching
Presence is strengthened through daily practice, shaping the soul with the same patience and repetition that conditions the body.
The Holy Pause: You Don’t Need a Vacation to Find Peace
Practice of Presence Teaching
Peace isn’t a destination you reach when life finally calms down—it’s a quiet reality waiting beneath today’s noise. This reflection invites you to take a holy pause in the middle of your responsibilities: three conscious breaths, a simple check-in, and a return to inner peace—right where you are.
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.
The Peace We All Long For
Practice of Presence Teaching
We can lose our sense of peace in an instant—a tense conversation, a moment of frustration, or our own resistance. Chapter 8 of Choosing Presence reminds us that true peace doesn’t depend on circumstances but rises from God’s presence within. By choosing stillness, we return again and again to the peace already available in this moment.