the presence of being podcast

Most of us spend a lot of the day somewhere other than where we actually are, replaying the past or rehearsing the future. In this video I walk through the simple framework I lean on to come back to the moment: you drift, you notice, you return.

The free 7-day Return Challenge is a good place to start putting it into practice: https://presenceofbeing.gumroad.com/l/thereturnchallenge

A Guide to Living More in the Moment, everything I've learned about presence over the last four years, in one place: https://stan.store/presenceofbeing/p/a-guide-to-living-more-in-the-moment

In this video I talk about what it looks like to live in your head, where I am with it now, and why presence isn't about drifting less. It's about noticing faster and coming back gently. I also share how I use a short morning question, a personal meditation practice, and what I call a pocket of presence to practice the same loop in everyday life.

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Ever feel like something's missing even when your life looks pretty good from the outside? In this video I talk about why that feeling sticks around no matter how much progress you make, and how it might come from subtly asking your goals to prove you're worthy. I get into what presence and meditation have taught me about this, and how you can keep chasing big things without needing them to make you feel enough. Thank you for listening! Love you guys

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Artwork: "The Sorrow of Telemachus" (1783) by Angelica Kauffmann

The moment that separates people who want to change from people who actually change.

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Artwork: "La Rencontre matinale sur les hauteurs de Sèvres" (circa 1850-1855) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

I think we put way too much weight on the timeline we create in our heads. We look at where we are right now and assume we know how long it’s going to take to get where we want to go. But you really don’t know. Your life can change so much in a year, six months, or even a few weeks. You really have no idea what can happen next.

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Artwork: "Wanderer on the Mountaintop" (1818) by Carl Gustav Carus

Sometimes we put our goals, success, or the life we want on such a high pedestal that we start seeing ourselves as less than. In this recording, I talk about what happens when we expect achievement to give us something it never could, and why becoming the person who can genuinely enjoy, sustain, and grow with what we achieve matters more than we think. Thank you for listening, and if you enjoyed, like, comment and follow the pod!

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artwork: "The Monk by the Sea" (between 1808 and 1810) by Caspar David Friedrich

Growth can be exciting, but it can also be surprisingly lonely. As you change, your relationships, priorities, and even the way you see yourself can change with you. This recording is about navigating that space between who you were and who you’re becoming, without abandoning yourself just to hold onto what’s familiar. Thank you for listening! Love you guys.

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Artwork: "New York Movie" (1939) by Edward Hopper

Maybe the delay isn’t holding you back, but giving you the time to become the person who’s ready for what you want.

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Artwork: "Dramatic Scene in a Court" by Frederic Leighton

don't forget to remember the future. thank you for listening

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artwork: "Moonlight" by James Augustus Suydam

you can do everything right and still hit a wall where nothing feels like it's moving. this ep is me talking through the difference between self-improvement and actually improving, why deviating from your routine isn't the failure you think it is, and how learning to come back is the real work.

thank you for watching. much love

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artwork: "Evening Sky over Dresden" (1844) by Knud Baade

How do you stay ambitious and still appreciate where you are? I’ve been thinking a lot about how to want more without letting that desire make me feel like what I have right now isn’t enough. Just some thoughts and things I’ve been going back and forth on.

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Artwork: "View of the Coast of Amalfi" by Guglielmo Giusti