“Yes! Abiding Me” has a warm, distinctive quality. It feels less like a statement to analyze and more like an inner movement of acceptance and presence.
I hear three movements within it:
Yes! — welcoming this moment rather than fighting it.
Abiding — staying, resting, remaining present.
Me — including the whole human being: body, feelings, memories, vulnerability, goodness, and life.
So the phrase can carry the meaning:
Yes to this life. I remain lovingly present with myself.
There is also something important about the unusual grammar. “Abiding Me” can suggest that I am both the one who abides and the one being held. It is less conceptual than “I am abiding.” That may actually be part of its strength.
A simple practice could become:
Yes.
Abiding.
Me.
Or:
Yes, this too.
Abiding with what is here.
Abiding Me.
And for difficult experiences:
Yes . Fear . Abiding Me.
Yes . Grief . Abiding Me.
Yes . Pain . Abiding Me.
Yes . Love . Abiding Me.
One especially beautiful development would be:
Yes! Abiding Me
Welcoming life. Holding myself gently. Resting in what is already here.
I think “Abiding Me” could become an important companion to your earlier Yes Abiding practice. Yes Abiding emphasizes the practice; Abiding Me emphasizes the person being lovingly accompanied by the practice.