350: The Skill of Presence and Why It is at the Core of True Contentment

The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

Shannon Ables

Education, Self-improvement, Britain, Contentment, Podcast, Society & Culture, Simplicity, France, Style, Lifestyle

4.7 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

"Presence is power."

What if I told you that the solution to your quandaries about life, love, work, finding calm, anything of value and importance already resided within you?

While initially this may seem impossible, in actuality, when we dig down deep to the core of our motivations, our hopes and even our fears, the answers rest in being able to hold ourselves in the Present moment consciously on a regular and consistent basis. Now this may seem elementary, even a simpleton answer, but today, I want to share with you why indeed it is true. And how exciting to know that what we have been seeking (and not finding) outside of ourselves has been within our power all along.

~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #350

Read the Show Notes - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast350

The Simple Sophisticate is someone who prefers quality over quantity, sensible living over mindless consumption, personal style instead of trendy fashions, has an insatiable curiosity for life’s endless questions and a desire to live a truly fulfilling life rather than being led around by the nose. Inspired by her lifestyle blog The Simply Luxurious Life, Shannon Ables (the original Simple Sophisticate) shares with listeners tips on how to live a refined life on an everyday income. From achieving your goals, preparing a memorable meal, creating a capsule wardrobe, traveling the world (Francophiles and Anglophiles tune in as France and Britain is a favorite destination), and living life to the fullest without breaking the bank, living well is really quite simple. ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | YouTube | Spotify | Amazon Music

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0:00.0	Thank you for tuning in to the simple sophisticated podcast. The show that is part of the simply
0:10.0	luxurious life online destination, cultivating true contentment the art of living a life of
0:16.5	quality over quantity. Visit the blog, The Simply Luxurious life at our simplified u TSL.co or The Simply Luxurious Life.com to find the show notes for each podcast episode as well as much more weekly content to elevate your everyday and deepen
0:35.0	your contentment from a Monday motivational post, recipes, videos of the
0:39.7	cooking show series, style and the core inspiration inspiration French and British inspired content and
0:44.8	reader's favorite regular weekly post this and that which is posted each
0:49.2	Friday morning now to today's episode. Welcome to the simple sophisticated podcast where intelligent living is paired with signature style.
1:16.4	I'm your host, Shannon Ables. And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising,
1:21.7	working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a
1:25.1	cafe or a cafe or a lé. Thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to the 350th episode of the Simple Sophisticate and welcome to February.
1:50.0	Today we're going to talk about a concept that is simple in theory, seems initially
1:57.2	difficult in practice, but is powerful when implemented in our daily lives. I'm talking about presence and
2:06.5	breaking it down really making it a bit more concrete even though it's really not
2:11.3	something that's entirely concrete.
2:14.0	But I'm going to bring in a handful of different sources and share with you some specific examples.
2:20.0	First of all, explaining what it is exactly.
2:22.0	Then sharing a variety of different benefits
2:25.2	that you're going to experience and witness in your life and then also share with you
2:29.3	what this looks like in daily practice.
2:32.5	So hopefully all of those more hands-on precise examples
2:38.9	or items that we're going to talk about today
2:42.0	will help this somewhat elusive concept
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