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A Guide to Being Present in an Age of Distraction

How to Exist

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The Modern Condition

Why we're present but not really here

We spend our lives waiting for the next thing, missing the only thing that's actually happening: right now.

What It Means to Truly Exist

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Awareness

Noticing what's actually happening, not what you think should be happening

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Presence

Anchoring yourself in the current moment, not the past or future

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Acceptance

Allowing reality to be exactly as it is, without resistance

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Connection

Engaging fully with people, places, and experiences around you

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The Practice

Returning to what's real

How to Exist More Fully

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Notice

Pause and observe where you are right now

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Feel

Sense your body, breath, and immediate experience

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Release

Let go of mental narratives and judgments

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Return

Come back to the present whenever you drift

The Difference Between Existing and Living

Just Existing
  • Racing through days on autopilot
  • Constant mental time travel
  • Treating the present as a waiting room
  • Disconnected from experience
Truly Living
  • Meeting each moment fully
  • Grounded in the here and now
  • Treating now as the destination
  • Deeply connected to life

Thank You

The only moment you ever have is this one. Make it count.

Source: raptitude.com
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