when nothing has changed but everything feels harder

It's easy to get so used to the person you've become that you forget how far you've come. In this recording, I'm thinking out loud about why the habits that once felt like a big deal start to feel normal, and why the things we take for granted today might be exactly what our past selves hoped for. Thank you for listening!Important Links:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=en⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Read on Substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingArtwork: "Wanderer on the Mountaintop" (1818) by Carl Gustav CarusThe Return Challenge (Free 7-Day Present Moment Reset): https://presenceofbeing.gumroad.com/l/thereturnchallengeA Guide to Living In The Moment: https://stan.store/presenceofbeing/p/a-guide-to-living-more-in-the-moment

What if the things you regret most weren't actually mistakes? We often judge our past selves using an understanding we could only have gained by living through those experiences. This is a reflection on regret, personal growth, self-forgiveness, and learning to accept the past for what it was.Important Links:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=en⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Read on Substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingArtwork: "Le Pont De Charenton, Ile De France" by Armand GuillauminThe Return Challenge (Free 7-Day Present Moment Reset): https://presenceofbeing.gumroad.com/l/thereturnchallengeA Guide to Living In The Moment: https://stan.store/presenceofbeing/p/a-guide-to-living-more-in-the-moment

sometimes we make our problems harder than they need to be by overthinking, trying to control the outcome, and worrying about things we can’t figure out yet. in this episode, i talk about learning to recognize when your thinking stops being helpful, how to stop adding unnecessary stress to your life, and how to be more present with what’s actually happening. thank you for listening!------------------------------------------Important Links:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=en⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Read on Substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingArtwork: "Bora bei Brioni" by Paul RessThe Return Challenge (Free 7-Day Present Moment Reset): https://presenceofbeing.gumroad.com/l/thereturnchallengeA Guide to Living In The Moment: https://stan.store/presenceofbeing/p/a-guide-to-living-more-in-the-moment

Sometimes your life doesn’t need to change. You just need to take better care of the person experiencing it. Thank you for listening!Important Links:The Return Challenge (Free 7-Day Present Moment Reset): https://presenceofbeing.gumroad.com/l/thereturnchallengeA Guide to Living In The Moment: https://stan.store/presenceofbeing/p/a-guide-to-living-more-in-the-momentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Read on Substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingArtwork: "Fallendes Laub" (1899) by Olga Wisinger-Florian

Most of us spend a lot of the day somewhere other than where we actually are, replaying the past or rehearsing the future. In this video I walk through the simple framework I lean on to come back to the moment: you drift, you notice, you return.The free 7-day Return Challenge is a good place to start putting it into practice: https://presenceofbeing.gumroad.com/l/thereturnchallengeA Guide to Living More in the Moment, everything I've learned about presence over the last four years, in one place: https://stan.store/presenceofbeing/p/a-guide-to-living-more-in-the-momentIn this video I talk about what it looks like to live in your head, where I am with it now, and why presence isn't about drifting less. It's about noticing faster and coming back gently. I also share how I use a short morning question, a personal meditation practice, and what I call a pocket of presence to practice the same loop in everyday life.the presence of being podcast is also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingI write on Substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=en

Ever feel like something's missing even when your life looks pretty good from the outside? In this video I talk about why that feeling sticks around no matter how much progress you make, and how it might come from subtly asking your goals to prove you're worthy. I get into what presence and meditation have taught me about this, and how you can keep chasing big things without needing them to make you feel enough. Thank you for listening! Love you guysImportant Links:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=en⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Read on Substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingListen on Spotify/Apple: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/presenceofbeing/Artwork: "The Sorrow of Telemachus" (1783) by Angelica Kauffmann

The moment that separates people who want to change from people who actually change.https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Artwork: "La Rencontre matinale sur les hauteurs de Sèvres" (circa 1850-1855) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

I think we put way too much weight on the timeline we create in our heads. We look at where we are right now and assume we know how long it’s going to take to get where we want to go. But you really don’t know. Your life can change so much in a year, six months, or even a few weeks. You really have no idea what can happen next. Thank you for listening! Follow the pod and comment if you enjoyed!Important Links:TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=en⁠https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Read on Substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingArtwork: "Wanderer on the Mountaintop" (1818) by Carl Gustav Carus

Sometimes we put our goals, success, or the life we want on such a high pedestal that we start seeing ourselves as less than. In this recording, I talk about what happens when we expect achievement to give us something it never could, and why becoming the person who can genuinely enjoy, sustain, and grow with what we achieve matters more than we think. Thank you for listening, and if you enjoyed, like, comment and follow the pod!Important Links:tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@samweisbrod_?lang=en⁠https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/read on substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/watch on youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingartwork: "The Monk by the Sea" (between 1808 and 1810) by Caspar David Friedrich

Growth can be exciting, but it can also be surprisingly lonely. As you change, your relationships, priorities, and even the way you see yourself can change with you. This recording is about navigating that space between who you were and who you’re becoming, without abandoning yourself just to hold onto what’s familiar. Thank you for listening! Love you guys.Message me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/samweisbrod__/Read on substack: https://presenceofbeing.substack.com/Watch on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@presenceofbeingArtwork: "New York Movie" (1939) by Edward Hopper