The Presence Projects presents episode 91 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that explores uncertainty and how it can be better understood and experienced in the Present moment.
The title and topic of this episode is “Understanding Uncertainty With Presence". In this podcast Paul speaks about uncertainty and the negative connotation typically associated with it. Currently, we are faced with a variety of uncertainties which cause a tremendous amount of self-inflicted suffering preventing Presence. Most people are raised with a fear of the unknown and are dominated by an ego that projects negative future potential outcomes. Because of this, living in states of uncertainty can be extremely challenging, unnerving and chaotic for most of the population.
Being programmed to prepare for the worst is a common behavior that relates to a lack of certainty that causes panic, anxiety and stress. During this podcast Paul spends time focusing on what uncertainty is, how to shift perceptions about uncertainty and how to be neutral (and Present) when faced with uncertainties.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 90 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that introduces an extremely profound Presence affirmation that can, and should, be added to your Presence toolbox and used all throughout the day as challenges arise.
The title and topic of this episode is “I’m Ok” - A Powerful Presence Affirmation". In this podcast Paul discusses one of his primary Presence affirmations that he shares, and uses, to help shift into the Present moment. Saying "I'm OK" (in repetition) out loud or in your head is a wonderful affirmation that can create a gap between the ceaseless and senseless ego chatter that focuses on the past and future. This affirmation has the potential to break that stream of negative thought when used with intention and focus allowing for clarity, peace and Presence.
In previous podcasts Paul addressed the ego, which is the loud voice inside your head. He wanted to provide an effective tool that can be used to quiet the ego which can dominate and control a person by bombarding them with endless mental movies, triggers and distractions that create an internal state of emotional chaos. By telling yourself "I'm Ok" (even if you don't feel like you are at first) you can create new neural pathways and a embody the belief that you are ok, everything is ok and that you are going to be ok.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 89 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that explores what a clean conscience is, the process of clearing and cleaning your conscience, and the effect it can have on your Present moments.
The title and topic of this episode is “A Clean Conscience Is a Gift Earned With Presence". In this podcast Paul spends his Present seconds discussing the concerted, and worthwhile, efforts needed to clean and clear your conscience. The use of Presence tools, living with honor and virtue and doing your best in every Present moment is the effort and dedication needed to earn this wonderful, invaluable gift.
Seeking revenge, harboring resentment and having ill will creates a negative state of being that allows the ego to dominate and pollute the conscience. This becomes quite evident when waking up in the middle of the night ruminating about behaviors/decisions that were made or worrying about potential negative outcomes. When a person has done their ego work, uses Presence tools, lives with honor and not intentionally causes harm to others they can work their way towards having a clear conscience which is a priceless gift.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 88 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that is focused on an affirmation that can help to provide relief, peace and Presence to those enduring adversity and challenges here on Earth.
The title and topic of this episode is “All Is Well and All Is Unfolding as It Should in the Present Moment". In this podcast Paul explores a statement, and Presence affirmation, that he has used personally and shared with many people he has worked with. This statement is a powerful reminder that everything is ok, even if your mind is trying to make you believe the opposite. By releasing resistance, we can accept what is being presented to us and flow through it with grace and ease instead of frustration and stress.
In a previous podcast Paul focused on eventualities, this information is relevant to the belief that all is unfolding as it should. There are times we want to believe that we know better and that things should be happening differently. If we zoom out, understand eventualities, we can see how life is unfolding exactly as it should no matter what our ego tells us.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 87 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that focuses on the loud voice in your head that has created an incredible amount of anxiety, stress, depression and (self-inflicted) suffering.
The title and topic of this episode is “Stop Listening to That Loud Voice in Your Head With Presence". In this podcast Paul allocates his Present seconds addressing an issue that is one of the greatest challenges to Presence and peace in the Present moment.
Every single person living on Earth has an ego and this ego typically has a very loud voice that creates an incredible amount of emotion turmoil all throughout a person's life. There's a lot of variability when it comes to the ego as each one is unique based on the individual, their experiences, circumstances and life path.
When we are young the ego completely dominates and controls the child as there usually isn't any guidance as to what this loud voice and how to handle it. Without this knowledge people grow up to believe, and are overly associated with, this loud voice that manipulates them with a variety of thoughts and emotions going from one triggered state to the next. Paul shares his experiences, personally and clinically, with useful steps to take to better understand this loud voice which no longer needs to be in complete control of your life.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 86 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that illuminates the fact that everyone has a choice in how they perceive their reality no matter the obligation, situation or challenge.
The title and topic of this episode is “Everything Is a Choice in the Present Moment". In this podcast Paul dives into choice, perception and how it pertains to Presence. While it is true that there are many things required of us, it is how we see and interact with the people, places and things in our reality that either enhances or challenges our state of being in the Present moment.
With the proper understanding of choice regarding Presence, we can maintain a flow state regardless of what is being presented to us. From the moment we wake up to the moment we go to bed we are faced with a variety of choices, some more challenging than others. If you can use your Presence tools, you will be able to maintain a state of clarity and observation of the ego seeing any potential stories it may be creating in it's attempts to take you out of the Present moment. If your choice is to see people, places and things for how they are and not have you want them to be you will be able to navigate your reality with more ease, peace and Presence.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 85 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that focuses on a significant challenge many people face in social situations.
The title and topic of this episode is “Experiencing Social Anxiety in the Present Moment". In this podcast Paul explores a topic that has, and continues to, affected many people all throughout society. Social anxiety, like most forms of anxiety, revolve around an overly triggered nervous system fueled by a negative imagination creating an internal state of chaos leading to an unfounded perception of a lack of safety and security in social situations. Many times, people allow their egos to create stories/projections about what others think about them when the truth is often quite contrary.
Being Present, and using Presence Tools, is helpful for those people who experience social anxiety as it allows for clarity as to why this is happening and what steps can be taken to shift this state of being. In the Present moment we can see that the ego can trigger the nervous system causing social anxiety using mental movies, thoughts and emotions leading to anxiousness, worry and fear. This type of anxiety can be paralyzing keeping people in perpetual states of isolation when they really desire to be in the company of their friends and family.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 84 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that addresses a very common question about what Presence feels like.
The title and topic of this episode is “What Does Being Present Feel Like? - Part 2". In this podcast Paul spends time going deeper into a question that many people are curious about when exploring Presence and mindfulness. In a previous podcast he introduced this question and provided insight into what being Present could feel like. He felt it was important to create an additional podcast on this topic to illuminate why people want to know what being Present feels like.
The feeling(s) of Presence is very subjective based on the individual, their experiences and life challenges. Paul wanted to raise awareness as to why people seek the feeling of Presence in relation, or regard, to what they are currently enduring. Seeking Presence to escape an undesirable feeling state, or space, can create additional self-inflicted suffering. This is why it's important to use Presence Tools to stay in a state of observation, clarity, acceptance and flow without trying to numb or distract yourself from the lessons at hand.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 83 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that addresses a word, tool, expression and feeling that has been used pervasively throughout society as a negative motivator and control mechanism severely impacting an individual’s ability to be Present.
The title and topic of this episode is “Disappointment Is a Tool of the Ego That Prevents Presence". In this podcast Paul focuses on how the ego, your ego and other people's egos, use disappointment as a negative motivator that manipulates and elicits a reaction from a negative state of being.
Many children are parented to not want to disappoint, or become disappointments, to their authority figures. This type of control mechanism leaves a very negative imprint allowing for an ego to be developed that uses disappointment as a tool creating an internal state of fear, guilt and shame.
Disappointment has been used in many different forms to coerce, control and conform. This ego tool has a detrimental effect on the Present moment as disappointment is either about an event in the past or a possibility in the future. If we are Present, have clarity, and set aside the lens of the ego we can see that there is no reason to be disappointed or allow others to make us feel like we are a disappointment.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 82 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that addresses forgiveness, the challenges it creates, the way it's been presented and how it can be reframed with Presence.
The title and topic of this episode is “Forgiveness Is a Gift You Give Yourself in the Present Moment". In this podcast Paul speaks about forgiveness and how it can be, and needs to be, perceived as a precious gift that you give to yourself. This gift can release the past, not by forgiving those who have caused you pain. But by allowing you to forgive yourself for holding onto the pain that your ego had used against you to keep you in a perpetual state of suffering.
Forgiveness has been presented as a tool that can help heal past trauma, but often the act of forgiving those who have hurt us will inadvertently retraumatize us and cause more pain and suffering. These actions have the potential to keep us in a loop allowing the ego to take us out of the Present moment and shift us into a state of fear, anger, regret and resentment regarding past events that were extremely painful. Paul helps to reframe the way forgiveness is used and offers different perspectives and perceptions about how we can release those who have caused us harm by dropping the proverbial cord being held between you and the perpetrators.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 81 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that addresses a question that he's been asked many times and has also explored throughout his own personal journey of Presence and mindfulness.
The title and topic of this episode is “How Can I Stop Thinking So Much in the Present Moment?". In this podcast Paul discusses "thought addiction", a behavior that is pervasive and consuming establishing an ego dominated reality filled with self-inflicted suffering.
Many people want to know how to stop thinking so much but have no idea how to do so. Living with an overabundance of thought has become a normal state of being in the third dimension that makes Presence extremely challenging with each Present moment filled with thoughts of the past or worries of the future. While there is no simple answer due to the sheer subjectivity of life, Paul provides some helpful suggestions how you can slow your thoughts down. He also takes some time to talk about his personal challenges living a thought dominated life and shares a personal reflection about the first time he entered a state of "no thought".
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 80 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that focuses on discipline, how it can be reframed and the need for it when establishing, maintaining and thriving in the Present Moment.
The title and topic of this episode is “Presence Requires Discipline". In this podcast Paul brings attention towards the importance of discipline and how it could be seen as a negative motivator without the use of reframing.
For a Presence Practice to be effective it requires discipline, consistency and focus. The challenge is that many people have been raised with negative forms of discipline used as a control mechanism either by parental figures, family members, teachers or societal programming. This can lead an individual to live a life that is unframed, untamed and chaotic led by the ego, emotion and unhealed trauma. Paul explains how we can reframe the concept of discipline so it carries a neutral energy that will allow for a strong foundation to be built leading a life that is grounded in the Present Moment.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 79 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that focuses on two negative motivators that have been, and continue to be, used as control mechanisms throughout society causing a tremendous amount of pain and suffering.
The title and topic of this episode is “Guilt and Shame Are Negative Motivators That Prevent Presence". In this podcast Paul shares his Present seconds addressing how guilt and shame have been woven within societal programming and are used far too often leading to negative states of being that prevent peace and Presence.
Understanding the roots of guilt and shame, how they are used and what can be done to end these insidious behaviors are imperative to maintaining a life filled with neutrality, Presence and prosperity. Now is the time to shine a light on these negative motivators, to see them for what they are and to put an end to using them against us and others.
We have all been made to feel guilty and ashamed at some point in our life here on Earth. We all know how terrible a state of being it is. Now, in the Present Moment, we can put an end to using these negative motivators that will never lead to a positive state of being.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 78 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that presents a very useful Presence Tool that can be used all throughout your life to help watch your words, shift your reality and bring you back to the Present Moment.
The title and topic of this episode is “Reframing Your Words With Presence". In this podcast Paul teaches his audience about reframing, which is a wonderful Presence Tool that has transformed his life, and many of the people he's had the opportunity to work with.
Reframing is a tool that gives us the ability to watch the words that come out of our mouth and reframe them if necessary. Often, many of us people speak carelessly using words, statements or phrases that are negative, restrictive and harmful to our internal/emotional state of being. Once these words come out, we can use a tool like reframing to pull them back in and soften them up, allowing for more peace, Presence and neutrality.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 77 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a pivotal podcast that targets a very specific issue everyone on Earth is confronted with at some point in their reality.
The title and topic of this episode is “Seeking Safety and Security in the Present Moment". In this podcast Paul shares his Present seconds diving into a subject that deeply affects each individual and is woven into the very fabric of life in the third dimension. Because of how revelant a subject like safety and security is to everyone it is imperative that we begin to see how societal programming (the matrix) has created and implemented negative motivators that lend to the belief that we are not, and will never be, safe and secure which is a fallacy leading to self-inflicted suffering.
While it is true that there are people currently experiencing situations where they are not safe, there are also large groups of people who are safe and secure yet their belief systems, and egos, lead them to believe the opposite. Paul wanted to dig into this subject as safety and security are core human tenants that control and often dictate behavior based on negative motivators such as fear and lack. He explains that there is a need to derive an internal state of safety and security in the Present Moment first and foremost. This work will provide the groundwork to create a foundation for a life that feels safe, secure and abundant.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!
The Presence Projects presents episode 76 of the "Are You Being Present?" podcast series. Join Paul for a podcast that addresses a state of being that will allow for more peace, Presence and prosperity in the Present Moment.
The title and topic of this episode is “Calm Down in the Present Moment". In this podcast Paul spends time providing guidance regarding what it means to be calm and how to achieve, and maintain, a calmer inner and outer reality.
Being calm is a feeling space that many people deeply desire, yet so of us many find elusive suffering needlessly in negative states of emotion like resistance and resentment. A lack of Presence and an unguarded ego will cause self-inflicted suffering using thoughts of the past or worries of the future making it very difficult to be calm as we go throughout our lives. Paul provides guidance on how to become calm and how we can use Presence tools to settle the mind, body and spirit.
As always, it is advisable to listen to earlier podcasts that discuss other Presence topics and Presence Tools that can be implemented to help shift into the Present Moment.
Please check out the rest of the "Are You Being Present?" podcasts series on our website, iTunes and YouTube!
Remember you have a choice. Choose to be present!