definition for: #bethepresence

Look up from your digital devices and be a presence in your world. Make eye contact if you can with every living being, whether it's human, feathered or furry. Open your senses and identify the sights, sounds and smells that greet you. Set your imagination free as you absorb your surroundings, taking note of what your are thinking and feeling in this moment. Be the presence you want to be in the world, and know that this will contribute to the good health you want to enjoy.

To be the presence is to give yourself and others the healthful benefit of respectful attention and human recognition. Presence is the first element of charisma, and charisma is the strength of character that inspires confidence in ourselves and devotion in others. Without presence, we become dead to the world.

To be the presence implies its homonym of "presents." When we are in the moment, we receive so many gifts just by being fully present. When bring our full presence to an encounter, we give many presents to those we connect with...whether it's the new puppy longing for adoration, or his owner who revels in the joy her pet brings to others. Presence is full of presents that create ripples of joy, laughter and well-being as we recount those presents at the office and the dinner table. You should have seen that puppy! OMG!