Speaker 1: Welcome. Take a slow breath. There is nowhere else you
Speaker 1: need to be, nothing else you need to figure out.
Speaker 1: Right now, you are exactly where you need to be, present, here, alive.
Speaker 1: You are becoming more present every day, not because the
Speaker 1: past stops calling or the future stops arriving. They never stop,
Speaker 1: but because you are learning to meet this moment instead,
Speaker 1: to be here instead of somewhere else in your head.
Speaker 1: And that is a skill, a real skill, one that
Speaker 1: changes the quality of your entire life. Take a breath
Speaker 1: and notice where is your mind right now? Is it
Speaker 1: here or is it somewhere else? Is it in a conversation,
Speaker 1: You just had a task you have to do later,
Speaker 1: or worry about something that might happen. That is okay,
Speaker 1: that is normal. That is what minds do. The practice
Speaker 1: is simply to notice, and when you notice, to gently
Speaker 1: come back, come back to this breath, this moment, this place.
Speaker 1: Feel your body in this moment, the weight of you,
Speaker 1: the temperature of the air, the sounds around you. You
Speaker 1: are here. You are actually here, not performing presents, not
Speaker 1: trying to be present, just being here, and that is enough.
Speaker 1: Presence is not about having a quiet mind. It is
Speaker 1: about being here for the mind you have being here
Speaker 1: for the life you are living, not missing it while
Speaker 1: you are busy thinking about it. Each moment is an opportunity.
Speaker 1: Each breath is a door, and you are learning to
Speaker 1: walk through that door more often, more willingly, more naturally,
Speaker 1: because you are becoming more present every day. Carry this
Speaker 1: with you when you find yourself somewhere else, come back.
Speaker 1: One breath at a time, one moment at a time.
Speaker 1: That is the practice. That is the gift. You are
Speaker 1: becoming more present every day, and it is enough.