Living fully in the present, in the here and now is where we begin. After all, its here in the present where our bodies are, where we live. Leaning how to live with mindfulness and intentionality in the present is very important in my opinion, and one of the keys to happiness and fulfillment. The core of my work is inviting people to develop more curiosity about themselves, others, and their world. But our reality, our truth is not the other person's reality or their truth.
Respectful relationships have large doses of curiosity.
By this I mean genuine interest in others, genuine curiosity about the world, genuine openness and curiosity about the other's story. Too much certainty is another way of having too much pride, and we know where that ends up. It's no accident that the tragic flaw in the classic Greek dramas like Oedipus Rex was pride, the unwillingness to question one's own certainties.