Thursday 2 July 2009

Focus

What’s it all about? Dunno, to be honest. The great questions and answers of our existence aren’t normal dinner table conversation in my circles. And that’s fine. But there’s one thing I certainly do believe: Life’s all about what you choose to focus on. Minute to minute, hour by hour, year after year. If you see life as an adventure or an education or a trial or a game or half-empty or half-full, then that’s how your reality is shaped. If you believe the moon is made of cream cheese then fair enough. Let that shape your reality if you choose. I guess it’s all about attitude. If you want your perception of life to be different then change it. Sometimes you may be able to do it at the click of your fingers. Sometimes it may feel like you’re turning round a slow and cumbersome oil tanker. But for me focus is the key. I’ve had a couple of weeks of distraction, goodness knows what I've actually been doing, and have struggled to get back into the groove. But now that I’m aware of this , I realise that the main thing that has been missing is focus on the inside and on the outside. So I’m practicing the habit of getting back my focus and, hopefully, the moon will be made of cream cheese once again.

7 comments:

  1. I have existential crises almost every day. Then I just laugh at the absurdity of it all and walk it off.

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  2. Totally love your blog. Trying to regain my own focus as of late. So I found this really inspirational to read. Just wanted to say I appreciated reading it!

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  4. Many thanks for your comments guys. It's all about applying some perspective I reckon.

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  5. Absolutely, our perception colors everything we do. I notice on days that I feel like crap, crappy things happen...but then, are they really crappy or is my crappy emotional state shaping my existence? That's where the power of "creating a positive vibe" comes in. Great blog! Thanks for posting these thoughts.

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  6. Focus is something i never thought i lacked, but i realise i'd mistaken it for rigid will. I'm tenacious. Now, focus is very much an internal mode of operation. I focus on the goal, hold on to it and let life take me where it goes in the now. This way i don't keep fighting the present and know that as it carries me forward, i'm moving towards something of value. Unfortunately what we want and need are often contrary and what we focus on doesn't always give us what we thought it would. How can life be so complicated and simple all at the same time?!?

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  7. Focus got me thinking some more and tied in with something else. Anyway, I've referenced your piece on my blog: http://schu-bubble.blogspot.com/

    May be of interest.

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