Proof of LIFE ( Living Present)

Good People!! Can you believe it’s April 10^th Already!!! 2026 is playing NO games and neither AM I , and  I mean that wholeheartedly!!!

Booked, Busy and OUT the way and I actually like it here because I have built a system of wellness and rest in my daily life that makes even the longest of days feel light. As I was preparing to share a newsletter today with some upcoming things I started to reflect on how much my life has changed over the past decade. If you have been here for any amount of time you have also witnessed the evolution, the ebs and flows of life and the elevation that naturally took place when I surrendered.

For the reflective moment I am grateful.

Thirteen long years in DMV and some days it still feels as if I just got here. I found myself wandering in a new area recently, discovering parts of the city I had never seen before. It was amazing , from a new library to a coffee shop with the best coffee rooted from El Salvador and cute boutique shops. It was all located up the street from a gym that I had frequently visited over the past 10 years , yet this was my first time ever noticing it. It made me think , just how much stuff we miss that is right under our nose because we are not paying enough attention to our surroundings, or it just wasn’t on our radar, or my favorite we were rushing and, in a hurry, and must have simply missed it.

We tend to do this often ….

We do this with places….

We do this with people ….

We are always rushing….

And as a result, we are missing the GOOD STUFF. I say WE in solidarity with someone reading this because I honestly recently recovered when I slowed down over a year ago to simply SMELL all the roses. My whole life shifted in a way that became more pleasing to GOD less pleasing to people and more aligned to ME , all of ME and I honestly, I pray that this will one day be the same for YOU!

I call people back now quickly...

I say I love you more …

I respond to text in real time …

And I notice the red stripe in the blue sweater a few feet away and its uniqueness to the color palette , I am paying more attention to the GOD details in every room or setting and remaining present has become my Default setting. There is nothing better than being right where I am , at the time I am there and again for that I am grateful. I am sharing this to encourage someone today to Put the phone down unless you are calling the person back you put off the past few weeks in the name of “ BUSY”, I am sharing to encourage the person on the brink of tears or a breakdown due to the external pressures to perform rather than “BECOME” and to those that feel like butterflies stuck in a cocoon with no sign of sunlight or “ BLOOM”….. Today is for you …. Today is about the power of being present and purpose becomes your priority!!

Yes, today is the day for that!

This will be your last day being tired though you have yet to RUN…

Today is the day you pay more attention to your home , your children, your clothes, your business than that of others or the worlds because quite frankly if you can tell me more about your JOB, the Government, what’s happening on Instagram or the Housewives of Atlanta than you can about YOURSELF or those who live at your address then friend we may run into a problem and you have yet to start Living LIFE in the NOW.

"Living life" means moving beyond mere survival to actively experience, learn, and create and embrace joy.” It involves living authentically, cultivating relationships, and making choices based on YOUR own values and happiness, not ( insert your company name) values and happiness , NOT ( insert Spouse/Parent) values and happiness but YOUR OWN VALUES!

It is more important now than ever to write your rules…. Your mission and personal mantra, the one you stand on the same way you stand on business when people upset you , I dare you to do it. Write it out , in the most Honest way possible…. and LIVE BY IT. This has helped me tremendously; my life mantra and mission coupled with my faith and the GOOD BOOK is what makes me unstoppable ( If you ever wondered) ……and it can do the same with you when you get honest about how you are living!

I can say more but I’ll stop there ….

In a nutshell , being present is a powerful posture.

It will change your relationship with yourself , with others and ultimately it can change your LIFE.

ONE shift in movement will give you an opportunity to SEE what you have never seen before …….

Stop and smell the roses people, heck BUY some too…. You deserve nice things!

PS. YOU AIN'T that BUSY .... ok bye

In community,

R.Rene’