FOCUS
A lens comes to mind.
I am not much of a photographer, but I enjoy the IDEA of the
way that photography helps you to focus on seeing differently.
My mind is a place that could do with some focus! One of the things I struggle with in
maintaining my blog is that I read many other blogs, love their entries and the
way their view the world, and then when I sit down to write my own entry, to
share my own heart and mind, my words seem in adequate as I compare them to the
others I have read.
I need to help my mind focus as I come to my computer. Perhaps that means I write first then
read. Or I only write at a
separate time than the time when I read, so there is a clear delineation
between my words and the words of others.
As a homeschooling teacher, I have been using shorter lesson
times for my kids and it really helps them focus! For example, instead of trying to get through the bulk of an
Apologia lesson in one sitting, I am taking small chunks instead. The girls are able to really focus
during our learning time, and their recall is exponentially better because I am
not cramming their heads with too many facts at once.
Sometimes what I need to focus on is the quiet, or the
beautiful face in front of my who needs my attention, or a task in the kitchen
and NOT trying to do three things at once, but really being in the moment as I
cook or clean or engage with a loved one.
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