Mindfulness and flow · Command of self
Remain present
Definition
Presence is being in the rep you are in — this person, this breath, this action — instead of the one you are rehearsing or regretting.
The lesson
A warrior who is elsewhere is late. He misses the partner’s shift, the child’s sentence, the moment the right action was available. Presence is a form of respect.
For ten minutes, do one thing only. Feet down if you are sitting. If you are moving, stay with the movement. When you notice you have left, return. Do not turn the ten minutes into a performance of peace.
Ten minutes, one object of attention. Write what pulled you out of it.
Stillness used to rehearse an argument, then called mindfulness.