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Nothing to hide.  

Nothing to prove. 

Nothing to lose.

"When these three 'nothings' are true for you in the present moment, you will instantly feel love pour out from within you."    - John Kuypers
                                                               

Imagine that you awaken each day, your chest bursting with joy and peace about your day, your relationships and your prospects.  You feel deeply satisfied and fulfilled.

The unhappiness you once felt is receding, diminishing more and more with each passing day - swiftly and surely.

You think briefly about what you said and did yesterday, and you feel good.  You made good choices, with compassion and wisdom, even if others didn't necessarily agree.

You feel an ever-growing sense of inner trust that no matter what comes your way, you will handle it.  You speak your truth, own your mistakes, lift others who need a lift and do the best you can.

You are confident in yourself partly because you know your boundaries and limits.  Poor boundaries are what scares us most of us away from love.  We don't trust ourselves to stand up for what's important to us....our core values...what is right, and what is wrong....for us.  So we stay distant, wary, cautious....

Learning to live in the present teaches you how to be tougher.  That's right.  Tougher.  On the inside.  When you're tough about W.I.N. (what's important now...for you), you become gentler towards others.  It's a paradox that make you REAL.

You become comfortable in your own skin.  And why not?  You have nothing to hide, nothing to prove, nothing to lose.  Not all of the time...but more and more often.

The most noticeable change in your day-to-day life is that you think less.  After all, if you have nothing to hide, prove or lose, what's there to think about?  Thinking prevents loving.  That's right.  Too much thinking is a serious obstacle.  I should know.   I "thinked" away twenty years of my life while missing out on twenty years of love & joy.

There is one other rather remarkable change you'll notice.  You won't numb out nor will you lash out when situations are scary. You are in charge of you.  You have reclaimed your power. Other people can't "make" you angry or bitter.  Even your own anger doesn't frighten you...not anymore.

Your sex life is amazing.  Really.  Sex is the yardstick....  THE measure.  It is no coincidence. Sex is the most vulnerable aspect of loving...and being loved.  Being present is about learning to be vulnerable... especially when a situation feels risky, nerve-racking.

Your health gets better.  My blood pressure dropped from 110 over 80 to 90 over 64 over four years  My heart rate dropped from 72 bpm to 58 bpm.  I should mention that I got ten years older along the way (I'm 45 now).  And I stopped exercising... while losing  my extra 15 pounds that just melted away, and stayed away.

I have always wanted to feel happy.  Satisfied.  Fulfilled.  Don't you?  Don't we all?  I thought a great career would satisfy me.  It didn't.  I thought money would do it.  It didn't.  I thought my wife would give it to me.  She couldn't.  Neither could my child.

I was surprised...shocked would be a better word...to discover that it was LOVE that I was missing. Love exists in only one time period:  NOW.  And there is only one person who can create it: YOU.

Love is powerful.  Love cures illnesses.  Love heals broken relationships and broken hearts.  Love is the reason behind the reason for most of what we do each and every day.  One loving person can change the world...if they can change themselves enough to learn to love....to dare to love.

I want you to discover how to love in the present moment.  It is a journey and along the way, you will uncover a life of purpose and meaning, filled with the confidence and self-trust that comes from deciding to put more and more of your life's focus on NOW and on SELF.

I was 38 years old when I realized I had a tremendous fear of intimacy.  That was the moment I became committed to finding love... shedding my past hurts and my future delusions that someday if only I made enough, tried enough, twisted myself enough into a pretzel to please others, then I would have the love I wanted.  --> read more...

Are you tired of waiting?  Do you want joy, love, peace and happiness now?  Then explore the free knowledge we offer on this website, learn about our coaching services and consider buying the book that will open your eyes to a whole new way to change your life...for real, for love, for life.
 


What challenges do you want to overcome...?

Career clarity...  Are you profoundly dissatisfied with you work?  Do you feel like you're selling your soul in order to keep your job...? Full story...

Falling in love... If you're single and don't want to be, maybe it's because you're unable to let someone get too close to you...Full story...

Happier marriage...  No where is being present more useful than in your marriage.  Your partner knows your hot buttons and these are your biggest opportunities to make real changes that last... Full story...

Healthier parenting... Learning to be present with your children will dramatically change your relationship with them - if you can free yourself from thinking about tasks, fears and worries...  Full story...

Peaceful divorce...  Settling your differences is the key to getting on with a happy, present life.  But at what price? Being present helps you KNOW when to give in and when to fight on...  Full story...

Genuine sex life...  Sex is the purest indicator of how present you are able to be.  If your "to do list" pops into your head while making love, you can be sure you're not present... Full story...

Richer spiritual life...  There is only so much that you and I can control.  The only way I know of to make sense of many situations is with faith in a higher power...  Full story...

Better health... Your body is always in the present.  You can't feel yesterday's pain nor tomorrow's.  Are you willing to listen to your body, and learn...?  Full story...

 

 

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