Presence Over Productivity

How do you measure the success of your day? Often we base our success on how productive we are and what we can accomplish. It can leave us feeling like we always have to do more... But what if there was another way to measure the success of our days? What if it could be measured on our ability to practice presence?

This meditation is for you to reflect on your definition of success and maybe, just maybe, allow presence to be the thing that you aspire to most.

Transcript

Hi friend,

This meditation is short and sweet for you to regain your presence and come back to the moment you are in.

So often we rush through the day and we try to be very productive,

And that's how we determine the success of our day.

What if it could be different?

Allow yourself to soften,

Resting your eyes,

Relaxing your shoulders,

Begin the process of slowing down,

Inhale deeply,

Exhale let it go,

Softening into this very moment,

Gently telling your mind it's time to rest and just be here,

Slow breath in,

Slow exhale.

What do you tend to tie your worth and success to?

What if your worth is not tied to anything?

Breathe in deeply and exhale,

Training your mind to come back right here.

What if living your life to the fullest was just about how well you can be where your feet are?

Land in this moment again and again,

Breathe in,

Let it go,

Allow your heart to open,

Your mind to open,

And really take in these words.

Alan Watts said,

Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence.

What would it feel like to practice presence over productivity?

May you continue to sit with this new idea that maybe the success of your day is how well you came back to the present moment,

Again and again and again,

Breathe in deeply,

Let it go,

From my heart to yours.

Reviews

Really hit home. I find my worth in my productivity. I shall start trying to change this to being present.

This was great, thank you. I've been listening to the Alan Watts 'Being in the Way' series on Spotify lately... such amazing talks by him.

Just what I needed this morning! I feel like the United States (and much of the modern world) is one giant cult of productivity and we are all conditioned from birth to base our worth on the wrong things. Thank you for this important reminder!🙏

This was exactly what I needed. Thank you for a beautiful practice and reminder to be present.

Really enjoyed this quick, short and sweet meditation 🙏🏻

A beautiful message delivered by a lovely voice at a perfect pace. Thank you 🙏

Really great short welcome guide into Presence. Thank you!