{"id":10499,"date":"2025-08-01T11:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/?p=10499"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:01:04","slug":"stop-share-and-be-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/en\/stop-share-and-be-present\/","title":{"rendered":"STOP! Share and be present! \u00a1Para! \u00a1Comparte y s\u00e9 presente!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are We Truly In Touch With One Another? Are We Truly Aware of Each Other?<br \/>\nAre We Present to the Other?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When we are young time passes slowly. The older we get, the faster time goes. It seems, at times, that time passes us by. Or does it really?<\/p>\n<p>There is so much that occupies our time! So many things we have to do. So many obligations and responsibilities we have to fulfill. There\u2019s just so much to do! So much\u2026that sometimes we forget who we are doing it for and who is doing the doing. Lord, please help me put on the brakes! Slow this thing, please, so I can catch my breath!<\/p>\n<p>We are a very pragmatic society. We do and do and do. We work and work and work. We run here and there and everywhere. And no matter where we go, there we are! We produce and produce and God forbid if we don\u2019t produce some THING!<\/p>\n<p>And it seems that the whole world is taking on this mode of living. So much so, that some would say:<br \/>\n<strong>\u201cSo what? That\u2019s life! We have things to do and that\u2019s the way it is! So, why are you bringing this up for? You\u2019re not telling us anything new.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And you\u2019re right. I\u2019m not saying anything that you don\u2019t already know and feel. But what I am bringing up for our consideration is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c<strong>Are you truly in touch with the important people in your life?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Are you aware of them and aware of how they are doing?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Are you present, really present to them?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you give them your attention and your time?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>And\u2026do you give them the opportunity to know who you are, what is happening in your life, or how you\u2019re doing?\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be careful that you <strong>don\u2019t confuse the \u201cdoing\u201d with the \u201cbeing.\u201d<\/strong> They are two very different things. We do have much to do, but the doing cannot be the only thing in life. <strong>There\u2019s more to life!<\/strong> I don\u2019t know about you, but life has taught me that if we die in the doing, someone after us will undo or change what we did. Isn\u2019t that something!!!<\/p>\n<p>So, I hope that as summer goes along, you find time for yourself and for the important ones in your life. I hope you give yourself a rest, at least for a little bit, and do something fun with the ones that are dear to you. Look at it this way\u2026you will be doing something important, and the shared moments will produce so much more that is also important.<\/p>\n<p>To the <strong>YOUNG<\/strong> and the <strong>not-so-young<\/strong>, <strong><em>please put down the phones and shut the computers off<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Look around you and engage with those around you. You know, the ones you can\u2019t \u201cdelete\u201d or simply stop texting.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Be present to those that are right in front of you. The ones that you do so much for. Be present to them and take notice of them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Share who you are with them and take an interest in them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t let life pass you by without notice. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stop! Breathe! Rest! Share and be present! Amen.<\/p>\n<p>You are in my prayers and in my heart. Peace and Good. Friar Julio<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00bfEstamos realmente en contacto? \u00bfSomos verdaderamente conscientes el uno del otro?<br \/>\n\u00bfEstamos presentes para el otro?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Cuando somos j\u00f3venes, el tiempo pasa lentamente. Cuanto m\u00e1s mayores, m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido pasa. A veces parece que el tiempo se nos escapa. \u00bfO es as\u00ed?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hay tantas cosas que ocupan nuestro tiempo! Tenemos que hacer tantas cosas. Tenemos que cumplir tantas obligaciones y responsabilidades. \u00a1Hay tanto que hacer! Tanto \u2026 que a veces olvidamos para qui\u00e9n lo hacemos y qui\u00e9n lo hace. \u00a1Se\u00f1or, ay\u00fadame a frenar! \u00a1Por favor, baja el ritmo, para que pueda recuperar el aliento!<\/p>\n<p>Somos una sociedad muy pragm\u00e1tica. Hacemos y hacemos y hacemos. Trabajamos y trabajamos y trabajamos. Corremos de aqu\u00ed para all\u00e1 y a todas partes. Y no importa ad\u00f3nde vayamos, \u00a1ah\u00ed estamos! Producimos y producimos, \u00a1y Dios no quiera que no produzcamos algo!<\/p>\n<p>Y parece que todo el mundo est\u00e1 adoptando este modo de vida. Tanto esas\u00ed, que algunos dir\u00edan:<br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;\u00bfY qu\u00e9? \u00a1As\u00ed es la vida! \u00a1Tenemos cosas que hacer y as\u00ed es! Entonces, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 mencionas esto? No nos est\u00e1s diciendo nada nuevo&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Y tienes raz\u00f3n. No digo nada que no sepas y sientas ya. Pero lo que planteo para nuestra reflexi\u00f3n es:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;\u00bfEst\u00e1s realmente en contacto con las personas importantes en tu vida?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00bfEres consciente de ellas y de c\u00f3mo est\u00e1n?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00bfEst\u00e1s presente, realmente presente para ellas?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00bfLes dedicas tu atenci\u00f3n y tu tiempo?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Y&#8230; \u00bfles das la oportunidad de saber qui\u00e9n eres, qu\u00e9 est\u00e1 pasando en tu vida o c\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cuidado con <strong>no confundir el &#8220;hacer&#8221; con el &#8220;ser&#8221;.<\/strong> Son dos cosas muy diferentes. Tenemos mucho que hacer, pero el hacer no puede ser lo \u00fanico en la vida. <strong>\u00a1Hay m\u00e1s en la vida!<\/strong> No s\u00e9 ustedes, pero la vida me ha ense\u00f1ado que, si morimos en el acto, alguien despu\u00e9s de nosotros deshar\u00e1 o cambiar\u00e1 lo que hicimos. \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1Es incre\u00edble!!!<\/p>\n<p>As\u00ed que espero que con el paso del verano encuentren tiempo para ustedes y para sus seres queridos. Espero que se den un respiro, al menos un ratito, y hagan algo divertido con sus seres queridos. M\u00edrenlo as\u00ed: estar\u00e1n haciendo algo importante, y los momentos compartidos producir\u00e1n mucho m\u00e1s, tambi\u00e9n importante.<\/p>\n<p>A los <strong>J\u00d3VENES<\/strong> y a los <strong>no tan j\u00f3venes<\/strong>:<strong><em> por favor, dejen los tel\u00e9fonos y apaguen las computadoras.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Miren a su alrededor e interact\u00faen con quienes los rodean. Ya saben, con aquellos a quienes no pueden &#8220;borrar&#8221; ni simplemente dejar de escribir.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Est\u00e9n presentes para quienes tienen frente a ustedes. Aquellos por quienes tanto hacen. Est\u00e9n presentes y t\u00f3menlos en cuenta.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Compartan qui\u00e9nes son con ellos e inter\u00e9sense en ellos.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No dejen que la vida se les escape sin darse cuenta. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a1Para! \u00a1Respira! \u00a1Descansa! \u00a1Comparte y s\u00e9 presente! Am\u00e9n.<\/p>\n<p>Est\u00e1n en mis oraciones y en mi coraz\u00f3n.\u00a0 Paz y Bien. Fray Julio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are We Truly In Touch With One Another? Are We Truly Aware of Each Other? Are We Present to the Other? When we are young time passes slowly. 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