6 Ways to Actually Be Present (Not Just Physically There)

1. Put the phone in another room.

Not on the table. Not in your pocket. Gone.

1. Make eye contact.

Really look at them.

1. Ask follow-up questions.

Show you're tracking. Show you care.

1. Notice what's different.

New haircut. New energy. Something off. Pay attention.

1. Touch without purpose.

A hand on the back. Fingers through hair. Connection without agenda.

1. Say their name.

It sounds different when someone who loves you says it.

Presence is the gift most people want. And the gift most people don't give.