PRESENCE

"Presence", oil, by Kristin Grevich

     Perhaps all of us know people who seem to shine with what we might call “presence”. These are people who seem thoroughly present, wherever they might be. When you’re with them, they give the gift of being completely with you, entirely in attendance, wholly here right now. In a strange sort of way, the presence of these people can create a sense in us of expansiveness, extensiveness, almost boundlessness, as though when they enter a room the walls seem to dissolve and an uncommon kind of freedom is felt. They are not only present with us, but completely content, satisfied, and pleased to be right where they are, which sometimes makes us feel, for perhaps a few moments, something similar, something satisfying and reassuring and empowering.