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Stephanie Dalfonzo's avatar

"As our worlds demand more from us, and blind us with more technology, this subtle shift can easily escape us. " Oh so true!

Amanda Woods's avatar

Said as I use my iPhone to reply to you! The balance of presence and tech is so delicate!

I and the Butterfly's avatar

Its so nice to get back to that quiet space and breathe. Thank you for this relaxingly joyful post! 🙂💖🦋

Amanda Woods's avatar

Absolutely! Out of the dark and into the light side of awakening for a bit!! ✨💖

I and the Butterfly's avatar

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Ruth's Story Bytes's avatar

A powerful practice…”just” being present is often challenging in our busy world.

Neil Bishop's avatar

Amanda, this gave me pure “Be Here Now” vibes. That line, “Anything else is a performance or illusion,” cuts straight to the heart of how we often sleepwalk through our lives.

The way you describe grounding into presence while managing kids, work, and endless to-dos feels like the real spiritual work. Not the mountaintop meditation version, but presence in the middle of ordinary chaos.

Your vision of everyone creating from sacred awareness instead of mental torture chambers would change everything. The magic sparkling from ordinary things is exactly what we miss when we’re performing our lives instead of living them.

Amanda Woods's avatar

Thank you Neil! I always feel the presence in your words! ✨

Neera Mahajan's avatar

Beautiful reminder. The present moment is the only place where life happens. Where joy can be felt, connections made, and memories created. The past is fixed, the future uncertain, but this moment is alive and full of possibility.

Voice of the Light's avatar

I am in total harmony. In a pure moment. :)