{"id":231,"date":"2017-02-17T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kassthomas.com\/blog\/the-discipline-of-being-present\/"},"modified":"2017-02-17T10:17:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T09:17:00","slug":"the-discipline-of-being-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kassthomas.com\/blog\/the-discipline-of-being-present\/","title":{"rendered":"The Discipline of Being Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;\">From the book &#8220;7 Steps to Flawless Communication&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&#8220;&#8230;I realized that the moments I was truly being present with me and being in communion with all things was when I was riding to the ocean each morning, singing with the birds, swimming with the fish and laughing with the Polar Bears.  I spent the whole summer looking for me and I was right there all along. All that time looking for the magic and all along it was right there with me!&#8221; ~ Kass Thomas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uU7XBpqPTGE\/WKZZZk5l2rI\/AAAAAAAAABk\/8eiTfx7hgDUEyJb1KqJh4HCXVb97ywVegCLcB\/s1600\/kass%2Bblog%2Bfish%2Bocean.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uU7XBpqPTGE\/WKZZZk5l2rI\/AAAAAAAAABk\/8eiTfx7hgDUEyJb1KqJh4HCXVb97ywVegCLcB\/s400\/kass%2Bblog%2Bfish%2Bocean.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;helvetica neue&quot; , &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&#8220;I decided I was going to learn how to simply BE PRESENT!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><b>&nbsp;<\/b> <\/i><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0996903909\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0996903909&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bein0942-20&amp;linkId=6e55678b6f2140e38c2ecb61b040d468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ASIN=0996903909&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=bein0942-20\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=bein0942-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0996903909\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the book &#8220;7 Steps to Flawless Communication&#8221; &#8220;&#8230;I realized that the moments I was truly being present with me and being in communion with all things was when I was riding to the ocean each morning, singing with the birds, swimming with the fish and laughing with the Polar Bears. 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