Is witnessing just watching? According
to Dictionary.com
this is how they define witnessing:
to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
to be present at (an occurrence) as a formal witness, spectator, bystander, etc.: She witnessed our wedding.
to bear witness to; testify to; give or afford evidence of.
to attest by one's signature: He witnessed her will.
verb (used without object)
to bear witness; testify; give or afford evidence.
As a Core Quality it is more than just
this definition. It is watching what is happening all around you all
the time. Watching without becoming involved either physically or
emotionally. Once we become involved in any way we become a part of
what is going on around us. There are times when our interference is
not needed nor appreciated. Being able to just see what is happening
is enough.
There are part of our subconscious that
now exactly hot to witness without any judgments or emotional ties to
what we are witnessing. It is from these parts of ourselves that we
can learn how to be a witness without changing the scene that we are
witnessing.