The power of attention
Saturday, July 23, 2005
The power of attention
The things to which you give your attention will grow
stronger. Think about something, focus on something, give
your energy to something, and that energy gives it life,
whatever it may be.<P>
What you work toward will grow stronger. What you fight
against will also grow stronger.<P>
If you focus on your frustrations, you end up becoming even
more frustrated. And if you then continue to dwell on those
frustrations, eventually you reach the point where it's
nearly impossible to focus on anything else.<P>
Yet when you direct your thoughts toward your blessings,
your possibilities, and the opportunities that life
presents, those good and valuable things become even more
so. The power of your attention can quickly transform modest
value into ever-increasing richness and meaning.<P>
In every moment you have the choice of where to direct your
attention. Life may throw all sorts of things your way, and
yet you can always decide where the power of your attention
is focused.<P>
As you go through this day, make yourself aware of how you
use the enormous power of attention. Keep your attention
locked solidly on the positive possibilities, and you will
give them life.<P>
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