Presence Quotes

"True belonging is not passive. It’s not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It’s not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it’s safer. It’s a practice that requires vulnerability to get uncomfortable and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are." "Let your beauty manifest itself without talking and calculation." "It's better to be looked over than overlooked." "Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time" "Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice" "I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles" "In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present." "If I maintain enough presence I can always get an audience, and it doesn't matter where I am – whether it is watching a pupil at an inner-city school or an inmate in prison." "Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there " "There are ways of being abandoned even when your parents are right there" "I'm living inside a moment, not taking pictures to save it" "We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary" "Vulnerability is not about losing. It’s about being present and showing up when you can’t control the outcome" "The best presents don't come in boxes" "To perceive the aura of an object we look at means to invest it with the ability to look at us in return "