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Presents or Presence?

 

I think I am start­ing to fall into the social net­work­ing groove.  I tweeted ear­lier today ask­ing those who fol­low my posts this Lead­er­ship and Life Ques­tion: What is the most impor­tant thing for you to expe­ri­ence or accom­plish between now and the year end?  I was really ask­ing myself this ques­tion, and I thought I would throw it out there for all of you to pon­der as well.

So, here is my response:  I want to expe­ri­ence pure and com­plete pres­ence dur­ing this Christ­mas and New Years’ break.

Presents

What I want most is to cel­e­brate this very spe­cial sea­son by being absolutely present in each and every con­ver­sa­tion, and in each and every moment.  I am a total men­tal spaz so this can be very challenging.

I know some of you can relate with me on this.  My mind is always going so fast and is filled with so many thoughts and ideas, and shut­ting it down to just be present can be dif­fi­cult for me.  At the same time, when I am totally in the moment, it feels so good!

No mat­ter what your plans are for the remain­ing days of this year, my chal­lenge to you and to myself is to give the present of being fully present.  This means truly lis­ten­ing, totally engag­ing and adding value to those we love and those we lead.  This is an eye to eye and ear to ear challenge.

I hope this helps you to make some spe­cial mem­o­ries.  I wish you and yours a very Merry Christ­mas and a Happy New Year!

Until 2010,

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(9 Responses to “Presents or Presence?”)

  1. John Gallagher says:
    December 24, 2009 at 4:33 am

    What a chal­lenge. It is time for me to slow down and enjoy that a bit. Merry Christ­mas to you and yours, Daniel.

    John Gal­lagher

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  2. Jennie Mustafa-Julock says:
    December 24, 2009 at 5:09 am

    I love your post here on the impor­tance of being fully present in each moment with your loved ones. This year, I will do just that by shut­ting off the tele­vi­sion and spend­ing time with my sweetheart.

    To your big­ger ques­tion: “What is the most impor­tant thing for you to expe­ri­ence or accom­plish between now and the year end?” I want to con­nect with that part of me that knows I can accom­plish any­thing and declare my goals for the upcom­ing year. I have huge aspi­ra­tions each year and rarely let myself down. But this year, I’m going even big­ger and bad­der! Bring it on, 2010!!!

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  3. Robin~All Things Heart and Home says:
    December 24, 2009 at 5:41 am

    Oh this is spot on. I’ve been hear­ing: “enjoy your moments” in my head for weeks now. This says it so well~
    Robin
    All Things Heart and Home

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  4. Michael Warden says:
    December 24, 2009 at 6:10 am

    Spot on, Daniel. I’m think­ing along sim­i­lar lines this Christ­mas sea­son, look­ing beyond the gifts to the deeper Gift I can bring to those around me. Just posted a blog on this that’s a nice com­ple­ment to your own. (www.michaelwarden.com). Have a merry Christ­mas! — Michael

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  5. Jane Puckett says:
    December 25, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Yes, I agree. Pres­ence is so much more impor­tant than presents. And yet we expend so much energy decid­ing, buy­ing, wrap­ping, etc. I appre­ci­ate the reminder today! I’m ready to relax and enjoy family…after the mad rush of all the cook­ing today!

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