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Getting caught up… again

June 26, 2023 ~ James ~ 2 Comments

I have a morning daily practice that includes meditation, reading, journaling, reflecting. It is a helpful practice and sets me up to keep practicing presence throughout the day. While I know better than to attach a value to my daily practice, this morning was especially good! And having labelled it, I find myself smiling even … Continue reading Getting caught up… again

A Good Failure at “Little Things”

June 13, 2023 ~ James ~ 1 Comment

I spent the last several days spinning in frustration. After all, I have had a meditation practice for more than 10 years and little things are not supposed to trip me up. Hadn't I arrived at some deeper place? That is what happens when I start to imagine I have arrived and move from a … Continue reading A Good Failure at “Little Things”

Learning to Trust Myself

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 ~ James ~ Leave a comment

Here I am. Right NOW. There is no other time; there is only this now and then this now. As I reflect on my life and my still being here and alive now, I must have been enough in every previous now for it has brought me to this moment in which I am writing … Continue reading Learning to Trust Myself

Balance Is An Attitude

May 22, 2023 ~ James ~ Leave a comment

Daily writing promptHow do you balance work and home life?View all responses Balance is an attitude. Time cannot measure the balance; perhaps only meaning and presence can. When I am “at” work, am I really present, giving my best in that moment to the work to be done and relationships to be nurtured? When I … Continue reading Balance Is An Attitude

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Ripening Presence: This Moment Right Now - Infinitely Precious

In this episode of the Infinitely Precious Podcast, James explores the eighth of his nine ripening dimensions: ripening presence. Building on earlier reflections around ripening release, James turns his attention to what it actually means to be here, now — especially in the parts of life we're most tempted to rush past.Drawing on the wisdom of Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God, James reflects on how even mundane, unglamorous tasks — dishes, vacuuming, administrative paperwork — can become opportunities for sacred attention rather than obstacles to get through. He shares an honest, often funny account of his own struggle to stay present during the parts of his day he enjoys least, and how mindless tasks can actually free the mind for creativity and spiritual insight rather than being wasted time.This episode invites listeners into a practice of loving without grasping at the next moment, the next task, the next thing — and instead ripening fully into wherever they already stand. It's a gentle but pointed call to notice what's easy to miss when we're always aiming for the finish line.In This Episode:The eighth ripening dimension: ripening presenceWhy James struggles to stay present during administrative and tedious tasksHow Brother Lawrence's Practice of the Presence reframes ordinary chores as sacred actsThe connection between mindless tasks (vacuuming, dishwashing) and creative/spiritual breakthroughPracticing presence in both the moments we love and the moments we don'tAn invitation to breathe yourself back into the present moment, wherever you are
  1. Ripening Presence: This Moment Right Now 13:47
  2. Ripening Awareness: The Space Before We React 12:18
  3. Ripening Effort: Gentleness in What We Bring 12:53
  4. Ripening Release: Loving Without Grasping 16:02
  5. Ripening Enough-ness: I Am, and That's Enough 13:02
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