PRESENCE

I affirm that my presence matters.

Not my productivity. Not my speed. Not how many tabs are open in my brain or on my phone.

My presence.

I affirm that I do not need to be everywhere at once.

I am not a search engine. I am not Wi-Fi.

I am allowed to exist in one place, in one moment, in one body—and let that be enough.

I affirm that slowing down deepens connection.

When I soften my pace, I hear more.

When I pause, I notice what’s been trying to reach me all along—

the look on someone’s face, the weight of my breath, the truth under the noise.

I affirm that I am enough without doing more.

I do not need to earn belonging through exhaustion.

I do not need to prove my worth by staying busy.

I am already worthy before the checklist begins.

I affirm that my attention is powerful.

What I give it to grows.

What I withhold it from loses its grip.

My attention is not a throwaway resource—it is a choice, a currency, a signal.

I affirm that I choose connection over distraction.

I choose eye contact over scrolling.

Breath over rush.

Depth over dopamine.

I choose to actually be here for the life I’m working so hard to build.

I affirm that I am here.

Right now.

In this body.

In this moment.

Not behind. Not late. Not missing anything important.

I am here—and that is not small.

That is the work