Sentences with phrase «on being present in the moment»

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For me, it's important to be present in the moment while I'm trying to focus on a particular task and sometimes that means blocking out all of the other noise for a bit.»

When you breathe deeply and in a controlled manner, you're forced to focus on the present moment.

... What is the most tense part — put your hand on that and let go of the tension... Be aware of all your feelings in the present moment... Breathe deeply a few times... Now picture the space of your consciousness as a room.

Despite the assertion that God has favored Christians living in this present moment of history with the key to decode the prophetic ciphers, millennialists are unable to agree on how to read the message.

In the darkness of the present day, that moment seems invisibly to be in preparation, however remote it still may be, when their reintegration, as St. Thomas puts it, will «call back to life the Gentiles, that is to say the lukewarm faithful, when «on account of the progress of iniquity, the charity of a great number shall have waxed cold» (Matthew I4: I2).&raquIn the darkness of the present day, that moment seems invisibly to be in preparation, however remote it still may be, when their reintegration, as St. Thomas puts it, will «call back to life the Gentiles, that is to say the lukewarm faithful, when «on account of the progress of iniquity, the charity of a great number shall have waxed cold» (Matthew I4: I2).&raquin preparation, however remote it still may be, when their reintegration, as St. Thomas puts it, will «call back to life the Gentiles, that is to say the lukewarm faithful, when «on account of the progress of iniquity, the charity of a great number shall have waxed cold» (Matthew I4: I2).»

But what thus forces itself on us in extreme moments is actually present at every moment, though we seldom notice it or, indeed, have need of noticing it.

There can be little doubt that in civilized societies at the present time the stress is put on living as well as one can in the present moment or for a fairly short future.

It was not at all like the modern research interview in which an observer attempts to elicit information about subjectively held attitudes from individuals who have never reflected on their feelings until the moment when they are presented with preceded questions that are not part of their own subculture.

Metaphysics for Bergson strives to minimize the mediation of all symbols (like words and concepts), and although metaphysics «claims to dispense with symbols,» it can not dispense with them entirely.13 Hence, since it requires reflection and articulation (in spite of being based on intuition) metaphysics will always be required to genuflect at the door to the sanctuary of the intellect (even though the immediacy of Being, analogous to the Holy Spirit in a Christian sanctuary is supposed to be present in intuition), and it is in the moment of genuflection that the idea of logical necessity infiltrates metaphysics and becomes an unhappy resident abeing based on intuition) metaphysics will always be required to genuflect at the door to the sanctuary of the intellect (even though the immediacy of Being, analogous to the Holy Spirit in a Christian sanctuary is supposed to be present in intuition), and it is in the moment of genuflection that the idea of logical necessity infiltrates metaphysics and becomes an unhappy resident aBeing, analogous to the Holy Spirit in a Christian sanctuary is supposed to be present in intuition), and it is in the moment of genuflection that the idea of logical necessity infiltrates metaphysics and becomes an unhappy resident alien.

Animal cognition is a touchy subject, but for the most part they seem to live in an eternal now, their lives almost certainly determined by what is going on around them in the present moment.

Part of the answer is that these ancient events are moments in a living process which includes also the existence of the church at the present day; and another part is that, as Christians believe, in these events of ancient time God was at work among men, and it is from his action in history rather than from abstract arguments that we learn what God is like, and what are the principles on which he deals with men, now as always.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

It is infinitely comic that an orator, with truth in his voice and in the expression of his features, profoundly touched and profoundly touching, can present the truth in a heart - rending way, can tread all evil and all the powers of hell under his feet, with an aplomb in his attitude, an assurance in his glance, a resoluteness in his step, which is altogether admirable — it is infinitely comic that almost at the same moment, almost «with his dressing - gown still on,» he can run cowardly and timidly out of the way of the least inconvenience.

It was just a comment on how «I» feel about church in this present moment.

Reading that thing is NOT easy... thats why it stays in the closet and collects dust... i'd rather meditate and be present in the moment... its all we have anyway... The problem is we are taking SOO much time to discus what is going to happen when we die, that we don't take time to focus on how to live in THIS VERY MOMmoment... its all we have anyway... The problem is we are taking SOO much time to discus what is going to happen when we die, that we don't take time to focus on how to live in THIS VERY MOMENTMOMENT...

Let us rightly consider that a generation is not on that account superior because it understands that a previous generation acted wrongly, if in the present moment they themselves do not understand how to discriminate between the momentary and the eternal aspect of the thing at hand.

’14 In popular Jewish thought Elijah came to be regarded as «the ever - present prophet, wandering incognito over the earth, sometimes in the garb of a nomad, to aid in moments of distress and danger, appearing to mystics and scholars to teach them hidden truths, and acting as celestial messenger».15 He was thought to be present at every ceremony of circumcision as the guardian spirit and witness, and on such occasions a special chair was reserved for hiIn popular Jewish thought Elijah came to be regarded as «the ever - present prophet, wandering incognito over the earth, sometimes in the garb of a nomad, to aid in moments of distress and danger, appearing to mystics and scholars to teach them hidden truths, and acting as celestial messenger».15 He was thought to be present at every ceremony of circumcision as the guardian spirit and witness, and on such occasions a special chair was reserved for hiin the garb of a nomad, to aid in moments of distress and danger, appearing to mystics and scholars to teach them hidden truths, and acting as celestial messenger».15 He was thought to be present at every ceremony of circumcision as the guardian spirit and witness, and on such occasions a special chair was reserved for hiin moments of distress and danger, appearing to mystics and scholars to teach them hidden truths, and acting as celestial messenger».15 He was thought to be present at every ceremony of circumcision as the guardian spirit and witness, and on such occasions a special chair was reserved for him.

As we then said, such moments have their «importance» in that they illuminate what has gone before, are in themselves a kind of concentration of what is actually present, and provide new opportunities and possibilities both for understanding (which is the «subjective» side) and for that emergence of novelty in concrete experience (which guarantees «objectivity») which is the occasion for further creative advance as the process continues on its way.

He works in and through, with and by, for and on behalf of all those actual entities which at any given moment are present.

In a world where efficiency is viewed as an almost moral value and filtered snapshots of our friends» live play out daily on Instagram, the book a reminder about the importance of being present for the moments that matter the most.

The preaching model that is faithful to the social worlds inherent in the sermon moment, rather than establishing itself on a line that carries message, preacher, and people in sequence, actually presents itself in a loop of three interlocking circles within an encompassing circle.

Living ecologically in the present moment may mean investigating one's own watershed, learning where one's food is grown, understanding one's dependence on economic use of trees and oil.

We are frequently more ashamed of our blunders afterwards than we were at the moment of making them; and in general our whole higher prudential and moral life is based on the fact that material sensations actually present may have a weaker influence on our action than ideas of remoter facts.

This becomes clear when Hartshorne continues in a vein that runs through realistic epistemic claims of any sort, including the Whiteheadian: «On the other hand, if what I have in present experience is not the past itself but a newly created substitute or image, then the door is open to solipsism of the present moment, and only arbitrary fiat will keep that door closed» (italics added).

Bertrand Russell once argued, based on his own commitment to sensory empiricism, that there is no reason not to suppose that the world came into being just as it is in the present moment.

The Kliq — which consisted of Michaels, Nash, Hall, Levesque, and Sean «X-Pac» Waltman, who was injured and not present for that evening's festivities — decided to embrace one another in the ring, capturing their genuine emotion for one another as well as expressing gratitude that they had been able to create such memorable moments on the WWE canvas.

Monday night's win, and the run that preceded it, hammered home another reality that many on the outside have been hesitant to accept: Villanova is the power program in college basketball at the present moment.

He plays better than the players we have on the roster at the present moment and is in the top five available in the market, which basically means he could play at an average or slightly above average level

All the usual homecoming moments were present early on — some cheers, some boos, a video tribute — but that quickly gave way to absurdity with 3:42 left in the game.

He is still young and more or less not going to have a problem playing every week at his present club, The new owner who is a Russian with plenty of money to spend on players has no need to sell and will spend the same sort of money we will and at moment the way Ithey are playing and the way we are they would have no trouble turning us over, We need to go back to grass roots which is what the majority want produce local talent and actually give them a chance in the first team, Play entertaining football all the time not respect the point (they will come if you play well) There is talent all over the world we need to find it, Howe is showing the way and in years to come may be a great England Manager but not for us right now and if I was him I would stay put

This expectation is totally unnecessary at this point in the season, and whilst it may not do harm at the moment, it certainly won't do any good — with Klopp only wanting to focus on his team's present performances for a reason.

With FIND, though, there is no coach narrating those moments in the present tense, the way Margarita did; instead, the videos help isolate such moments and, through careful review later on, render them especially vivid for parents.

And even if you don't think it presents a deficit in the present moment (I'd argue it always and consistently does), then it robs the relationship of what it could be, or stunts the partners from moving on in their life toward what their desired relationship goals are.

Fourth, I know I made some decisions that were not the best, but I was able to forgive myself and stay focused on the present moment and the important job of making the best decision in the present.

Joyful to me is about being present in the moment, choosing to look on the positive side of it.

Clayton says the most successful delivery room fathers are the ones who are simply present — and whatever that means in the moment is OK, even just placing a cool washcloth on her forehead.

Logically, it makes sense to distract yourself and try to focus on being in the present moment, but at the same time, like fertility treatments, it becomes a slog.

And when it comes down to it, if given the choice, my kids would rather have a (relatively) rested, calm, relaxed and PRESENT mom to come home to after school and to tuck them in at night than one who is their class mom and girl scout troop leader and baseball team mom and who runs the school store organizes the school fundraiser and is on every board there is to be on in town (I don't do all that stuff, but you get the point) and who is also a complete and total stressed out and spread thin raging lunatic from the moment they get home until the moment they are in bed.

Trying so hard to be present in that moment, to absorb every detail, every raised swirl on your coffin, the shine of the plaque, the way the sweet peas from your granny's garden sat on the top.

A Life Sustained: I'm a mid-western mama who's trying to focus on what's important: living simply and being in the present moment.

You've seen this project pop up in many photos likely... it's a tiny and simple little thing, but it's been ever - present for months as I squeezed in just one row - whatever moment I could manage to steal away for the bliss of working on it, and dreaming about who might wear it.

As much as we want to be in the moment and living fully, we also know that structure and plans are meant to help not hinder our ability to stay present because they actually help us stay on track by being less distracted by many other things.

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I continued with my Birthing from Within training throughout 2003 and 2004 and have worked with many couples since; mentoring them and helping them to achieve a birth in which they were focused on the present moment as it unfolded, and in which they were supported irrespective of what type of birth they may have appeared to have had.

At the present moment, Prime Minister Ponta and his fellow USL members seem to be even more willing than the previous government to bend the law of Romania, including on many of the issues that they once considered inviolable, in order ensure the project goes ahead.

«On the question of refugees, may I ask her to confirm what I think she said a moment ago - that any child or orphan brought in under this scheme will, as is the case under present legislation, be deported at the age of 18?

A brand - new theory of the opening moments during the Chernobyl disaster, the most severe nuclear accident in history, based on additional analysis is presented for the first time in the journal Nuclear Technology, an official journal of the American Nuclear Society.

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We could imagine a different way in which the laws of physics could be formulated — not as a computer that calculates the next moment from the present moment but as a set of conditions that are imposed on the history of the universe as a whole.

The term mindfulness is commonly defined as paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and without judgement.