Presence Or Positivity

Presence or positivity, which one do you think is more important? Positivity might look like the winner as it gets a really good press but presence brings so much more. When we think positively about the future, we are just swapping one lie for another. Any thoughts about the future are lies. Presence is the closest to the truth you will ever get. It's the place where your wisdom kicks in and from which you can take the next step forward.

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Thanks Clare. With my new understanding, I choose presence. What really hit home for me was when you said that when a negative thought arises, it’s already here and on its way out. No need to give it any of my attention. Thank you for your wise words

My vote is for presence, thank you for the awareness that positivity is also a lie...it offered me a new perspective and like you, I choose peace of the present. Asé, And So It Is.

Loved this thanks. A new way of looking at it for me. 💜

So called Positive Psychology has always left me a bit cold. Underneath its seemingly therapeutic value lies a toxic and exhausting effort to get rid of that which has already occurred; we then have to construct an alternative story, filled with unrealized reality. It really is giving weight to a fantasy of sorts. Presence, on the other hand, acknowledges truth in the moment. The “trick” if you will , is to be aware of how much anticipatory weight we place on anything that happens. In a sense, what I believe you are describing, is responding in a grounded way to life versus reacting. ❤️