Presence Shift 12: Shift Outrage Into Presence

Listen first: What has been trying to trigger you?

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Hello friend,

Take one slower breath.

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Feel the surface beneath you.

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Now ask yourself:

What has been trying to trigger me lately?

A headline?
A person?
A conversation?
A feed?
A comment?
A system?
A memory?
A fear about where the world is going?

Let one answer choose you.

Notice what comes to mind.

No need to fix it.

No need to decide what to do yet.

Just notice what has been pulling on your attention.

Now ask:

What happens in my body when I give that trigger my full attention?

Does the jaw tighten?

Does the chest get tight or hot?

Does the stomach react?

Does the breath change?

Do the shoulders rise?

Do you feel restless?

Helpless?

Ready to argue?

Just notice what happens for you.

Outrage can carry information.

But it can also run the nervous system before we have chosen our next step.

So for this Presence Shift, silently say:

I intend to choose presence before outrage chooses my next step.

Again:

I intend to choose presence before outrage chooses my next step.

That’s where we begin today.

To make Step 1: Answer more concrete, try the 4-question reset below.

I designed it to help you notice what’s been triggering you recently, how it has been landing in your body, and what kind of presence this moment is asking for.

Click BEGIN on the image below to try the 60-second reset…

After you get your feedback you’ll return right here to complete Presence Shift 12 below — or watch it above.

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Now we shift into presence — before outrage takes over.