Category Archives: forgiveness

Are You Having a Happy New Year in Each Moment? How to Decide to Be Unconditionally Happy…

Posted on January 2, 2017 by David Durand

Would you choose to live in presence today? If you are happy in each moment, it is the result of the decisions you are making, either consciously or subconsciously, to be happy. Our exact circumstances are clearly not always our … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Dinner is a Test of Our Ability to Maintain Presence: A Thanksgiving Survival Guide!

Posted on November 25, 2015 by David Durand

Would you choose to live in presence today? Congratulations!  You are about to receive a great gift, a virtual initiation into higher consciousness!  You are about to have Thanksgiving Dinner! (Please save this and apply it to Christmas, New Years … Continue reading →

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Forgiving Our Enemies: For They Knew Not What They Were Doing

Posted on April 21, 2013 by David Durand

Would you choose to live in presence today? Now, after the killing/capture of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon Massacre, there is a need for understanding and forgiveness.  The two unconscious young men from Chechnya were heavily programmed by … Continue reading →

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Judgement Qualifies Us for the Crazy Club: Taking the Vow of Nonjudgement

Posted on January 14, 2012 by David Durand

Would you choose to live in presence today? First, congratulations if you even dared to click on this link!  Really.  You are truly willing to face yourself if you tackle the issue of pride and judgement (1).  Lester Levenson pointed … Continue reading →

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Loving Others as They Are: Presence in Relationships

Posted on November 17, 2011 by David Durand

Would you choose to live in presence today? I love Byron Katie’s stance of “Loving What Is,” the title of her 1st book.  Applying it to relationships I would suggest loving and accepting each person in your life and everyone … Continue reading →

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