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"I Am Here Now" One of the things many people struggle with is just being present. True story: sometimes Lisa and I will be sitting in the same room and I'll be off somewhere and she'll ask, "Where ARE you?" That's called not being present. I physically never went anywhere. But obviously I was, as I said, off somewhere and not "with" Lisa. This isn't only true with her, but with myself, and with life itself. I've realized that this has been a coping mechanism, a survival technique of mine for ever since I can remember. Zoning out. So being present something I need to practice. Engaging with life. Truly interacting with others. Feeling the feels. Living inside my body. Most importantly, being in touch with myself. I have Ram Dass' book, "Be Here Now". When I first read it so many years ago I thought it was kind of silly. Not any longer! Being here now is my daily exercise. Is this something you relate to? (My watercolor painting "I Am Here Now" expresses this longing. It went so quick I decided to make prints of it available.) | 