LISTEN INSTEAD Do you ever find yourself NOT being present? A couple weeks ago, I found myself in a non-present week—not day, week. One of the issues I often struggle with is not being completely present with my kids, and for that matter, my whole family. I mean, I could blame it on a lot of things– chronic pain, my kids health issues, planning school, teaching school in a not so present *to do list kind of way, writing, working, other to do lists — The rationales can be infinite, but……