Finding a Moment to Be Present

I’m here. I’m here. I’m here.

As Emma, an early supporter of the Anaamaly project around the time Fields of Light was released, once said as she shared her spiritual experience in the forest:

“I’m here. I’m here. I’m here.”

Powerful words. That is a phrase I use to this day, almost 10 years later. It’s the kind of phrase that you keep in your toolkit. It has the ability to pull you into the current moment. At any time, you can immediately pump the brakes on a loop of random thoughts.

It’s the type of phrase that can make moments feel like magic moments because you are fully present and aware. It’s a phrase that can stimulate your senses. It allows you to truly hear and feel the rain. The water on your skin. The coolness in the air. The random taps as the rain hits a variety of surfaces, creating a symphony that feels soothing to my nervous system.

I’m here. I’m here. I’m here.

I hear you, rain. I see you. I feel you, and I appreciate you. Thank you.

It never rains in Arizona.

That’s not a true statement, but that’s what it feels like. After 16 years, I can’t remember rain that lasted three days in a row. It’s usually over before it starts, or it comes in very heavy and is over in a flash.

But today is the second day of rain, and it’s been raining all night. It’s a slow, steady rain that can fall all day, and you wouldn’t mind.

For me, I love how the rain slows everything down. Everything feels quieter, more contemplative. And because of the rain, I was inspired to sit and write this piece.

Social media is my kryptonite. It’s not a place I find myself returning to often. It’s noisy, overstimulating, fake, curated. Not to mention the algorithms telling me what I like or what I should like.

But I wanted to share more. And the idea of posting and sharing my thoughts and behind the scenes may be something that some of you would appreciate. And maybe this is something that I need.

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