Sometimes things get messy.

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We lose focus and presence and we slip up.

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Perhaps it is in our communications or our expectations.

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Being messy is not the problem.

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It is merely a symptom.

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A symptom of something else.

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A sign that perhaps we are distracted.

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We are not being fully present.

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When that happens, there is something more going on.

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And that is the time to stop and ask ourselves, Why am I not present?

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It is a sign to stop what we are doing and take a moment to find our center.

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To ground our energy and come back to the task at hand.

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If we are still not being fully present, then we have to look deeper.

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Are we tired?

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Have we not been taking care of ourselves?

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Is there some emotion coming up that wants to be expressed?

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there can be any number of reasons why we are not being present.

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To find the real reason we must go back to the trigger.

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What was it that caused us to first lose focus?

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Was there something some said or did that threw us off?

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Did we experience something that felt out of integrity or alignment?

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Finding that trigger point is the start of the breadcrumb trail.

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Then it is up to us to follow that trail and see where it will lead us.

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Is it a familiar feeling?

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Does the feeling take us back to a childhood experience?

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Is the energy around the situation something we have felt before?

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Finding that trail can then help us to get closer to the core of our lack of presence, and help us to regain our center.

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When we know that whatever the trigger is, it is not really about what is going on in the present moment can really help.

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We may not live in the past, yet we keep it alive within us by allow those triggers to bring the energy back into our lives.

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Presence and true awareness can help us to move past them and live life in a new manner.

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Where in your life are you being triggered?

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Where does that trigger lead you?

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Can you let go of that old energy and face the current situation inn a fresh way?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour