Second Circle

1. Rodenburg defines presence as the thing that allows experiences to happen and is crucial to survival. It is something that comes from truly being in a moment and it connects you to the rest of the world.
2. When others are not being present with you, you can feel it. It feels like being ignored and there is no connection between you and the other person or people around you. It can be lost when people don't care to maintain a relationship, want to keep to themselves, or even when people have a lot on their mind and have a hard time focusing on what is happening right now. Even technology now is distracting us from being present.
3. The first circle is when you are completely inward and keeping to yourself. It tends to be limiting but can also be good for reflection and introspection. I tend to find myself in this circle when I am becoming upset or stressed out. I lose my focus on everything else and usually want to be alone. It is easy to push others away and sink into my first circle when I feel like that.
4. The third circle is like being a fake version of yourself. You are pushing your energy outward, but almost too much and not in a true manner. It is like shielding yourself from letting people see the real you. I know I have done this before at times when I've met new people. It is easy to be overly nice and enthusiastic because it almost seems like it will make the new people like me better. Of course that is not necessarily true, but I find myself in this circle in those situations at times.
5. The second circle is when you are giving and receiving the right amount of energy, it is when you are most present and responsive. You truthfully react. I have definitely been in this circle when performing. I would say I have felt myself truly here most often when dancing. Performing in dance competitions especially will allow me to reach the second circle without me even having to think about it because it happens so naturally.