All week we’ve explored how our minds drift into what was and what if. But today we ask the practical question: how do we actually come back to the present moment? 

In this episode, Angela and Deanna unpack what presence really looks like—openness, gratitude, empathy, and the courage to feel what’s happening right now. They share simple practices for returning to the moment and introduce a practical tool called SHIFT to help move from imagined futures back to what is.

Because the truth is: the moment is a gift to you, and you are the gift to the moment.

Timestamps

00:00 – The Gift of the Present Moment

02:36 – What Presence Actually Feels Like

05:29 – Openness, Gratitude, and Being Awake to the Moment

10:02 – Why Children May Be the Best Example of Presence

16:49 – How Memories Are Created in the Present

21:28 – Simple Practices to Return to the Moment

26:00 – The SHIFT Tool: Moving from “What If” to “What Is”

Show Music: Just Like Me by, ThruLine

The Morning Share Podcast is edited and produced by Angela Boeckman and Deanna West.

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