Presence is love

“If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence”

                                                                         Thich Nhat Hanh

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It seems so simply really

Love equal presence

Sometimes we are just too busy

On the run, going from one thing to another

But we find so many ways not to be present

Smart phones destroy presence

Busy minds do too

Can we be present if we are thinking about the next task,

The next meeting, the next person?

Can we truly be there for another if we are filled with worry?

Or anger, or fear?

But presence is shown in ways both big and small

Presence is in the eyes,

And in the touching

Presence is birthed when we listen, deeply

When we share our hearts

And sometimes when we are silent

Presence is in eyes that connect

In hands that help

And words that comfort

Presence is focus

It is making the person in front of us, not just the most important person in the world

But the whole world,

For that moment

Presence is

Love