There are times when I see the preciousness and beauty of the world. The flow of the energy of the moment is palpable. This feeling is both exciting and soothing at the same time. The mystery of life feels like a miracle. Dropping into the flow of the moment is available at any time if I give it a place to land.
I am uplifted by these moments.
Sadly, I am often lost in thought and am asleep to the beauty, friendship, and mystery all around me. The distraction of thoughts divides attention, lessening how much my attention penetrates the moment. The things on today's to-do list, a walk with Zivon, this blogging/writing challenge, find time for a shower, make brunch for my sweetie, Go-Go GIT Hub tutorial, find and flush the septic tank treatment, complicate my attention flow.
I go around distracted with the mundane, overlooking the miraculous, repeating most of the same thoughts I had yesterday. The sad thing is too much of my time has been spent in this partial attention mode that it feels normal.
We walk by the deep blue flowers, the bright yellow leaves, the fresh green grass, the honey-like sunlight, and don't even notice that it's there. We take for granted things that are genuinely magic: flying in a plane, the miracle of electricity, the instantaneous communication of the Internet, the unlimited knowledge at our fingertips, the loved ones in our life, chocolate. We become accustomed and then walk through life as in a dream. - Leo Babauta
Can I move the needle from being distracted to focused, even a tiny amount? Any effort to focus more is rewarded with less distraction and a fuller experience.
Turn your attention to life, and she will take you in her arms, and she will fill your heart with wonder. Try to pay attention and recognize when this happens. Relax and settle into her embrace for as long as it lasts, not struggling to make it last longer than it does. Then just repeat.
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31/31 Challenge
- Dec 31, 2020 Imitating Superman Dec 31, 2020
- Dec 30, 2020 What Would You Tell Your Twenty-Something Self Dec 30, 2020
- Dec 29, 2020 Lucky Dec 29, 2020
- Dec 28, 2020 See looks beautiful Dec 28, 2020
- Dec 27, 2020 Kinship Dec 27, 2020
- Dec 26, 2020 The big round dog bed Dec 26, 2020
- Dec 25, 2020 Smiling Meditation Dec 25, 2020
- Dec 24, 2020 A Smiling Experiment Dec 24, 2020
- Dec 23, 2020 Walk Time! Smell Time! Dec 23, 2020
- Dec 22, 2020 Ask yourself these questions. Dec 22, 2020
- Dec 21, 2020 We short change our own lives through inattention Dec 21, 2020
- Dec 20, 2020 When death comes Dec 20, 2020
- Dec 19, 2020 More noticing Dec 19, 2020
- Dec 18, 2020 Nurture Noticing Dec 18, 2020
- Dec 17, 2020 Inexplicable Depth Dec 17, 2020
- Dec 16, 2020 Walking is thinking Dec 16, 2020
- Dec 15, 2020 Writing on thin air Dec 15, 2020
- Dec 14, 2020 Iterate through failure Dec 14, 2020
- Dec 13, 2020 Writing is the technology of thinking Dec 13, 2020
- Dec 12, 2020 Attentional Autonomy Dec 12, 2020
- Dec 11, 2020 A sence of place Dec 11, 2020
- Dec 10, 2020 Your smile spreads happiness Dec 10, 2020
- Dec 9, 2020 Hupomnemata/Zettelkasten Dec 9, 2020
- Dec 8, 2020 Quietude Dec 8, 2020
- Dec 7, 2020 Attention Strength Training Dec 7, 2020
- Dec 6, 2020 You are what you do Dec 6, 2020
- Dec 5, 2020 Tiny moments for gratitude expression Dec 5, 2020
- Dec 4, 2020 Life is but a dream Dec 4, 2020
- Dec 3, 2020 Falling in Love Dec 3, 2020
- Dec 2, 2020 To whom do I report the theft... Dec 2, 2020
- Dec 1, 2020 Getting Started Dec 1, 2020