Today’s episode is episode 9 of the Ten-Second Centering SeriesEach of us can read a book, watch a television show, run errands, have a chat with a friend, and in countless other ways pass the time of day. But if we turn off the television set and just sit there, endeavoring to be present to what we really want to do next in life, we know how difficult that feels. Nor do we find it that easy to encounter another person in a present way and genuinely interact or find it easy to encounter our work in a present way and delve deeply into its mysteries. Uncenteredness causes us to pass the time of day busily and superficially.