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Daily Psalms and Directions of the Heart ç 73 Presence We spend much of our waking time overtaken by busyness , overwhelmed by the world roiling around us, pulled in all directions at once.Yet we are also capable of being focused, keenly alert and aware—present of mind and heart. Such presence may be brought upon us by a source outside ourselves.We may be stunned into alertness by a dramatic event—a birth, a death, a grievous loss—or stirred to it by an encounter with beauty. At times we are suddenly awakened by something small appearing in our path—and at once, the world becomes new. On days when nothing extraordinary seems to happen, we have a chance to be more awake to ordinary moments. Being present to the moment brings about a nearmagical transformation, by which ordinary life becomes extraordinary. ...

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