“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.

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