“Every person has a capacity for a certain degree of genius, through developing the power of concentrated and sustained attention.”
– J. Lowell Henderson, quoted in A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky by Lynell George
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“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.”
– Simone Weil, quoted in EMBRACE FEARLESSLY THE BURNING WORLD: Essays by Barry Lopez
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I find it hard to pay attention.
Difficult to keep up with anything for an extended period of time.
A struggle to make plans, set goals or visualise the future.
I’m learning to pay attention to myself: my needs and dreams.
Writing every day is a practice of attention: what is on my mind? What is moving me.
The existence of this blog is growing evidence to refute my claims of a lack of focus.
I can sustain this practice!
Everyday I visit here to make an offering. I expect nothing in return, yet I receive all I need – the answered prayer of a creative life.
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