Presence

Our primary concern is not with yielding but with presence because we have to start with something real – something with the potential for positive consequence. To be present I must be here with no fear – with no tendency to either shrink or deflect. If I have no fear then I embrace and absorb what is touching me – I take it all into my body and into my Earth – my sacred ground. What comes in transforms me: I become the stone beneath my feet, the skin, wood, clay and metal I touch, the sun that sears my skin, the rain and wind in my face, and these transformations leave lasting imprints – they cleanse me of me and make me something better.