Attention is a currency. Maybe the most valuable one I have. Maybe the only one I have. More honest than time. More revealing than feelings. More …
Return on Attention
| | Filed Under: R8 - Don’t overproduce |
I Didn’t Follow Through
| | Filed Under: R7 - Don’t blame others |
I knew what was indicated. Not all of it. But enough. Enough to act. Enough to begin. I didn’t even start. Not because I didn’t care. Not because I …
Effort Without Focus
| | Filed Under: R2 - Don’t take credit for grace |
I’ve put in the effort. Stayed consistent. Checked the boxes. Stayed busy. I’ve earned the ache. What did I accomplish? Sometimes I confuse movement …
Everything Has a Price
| | Filed Under: R8 - Don’t overproduce |
More than money. In moments. In mindshare. In meaning. Attention is what I spend when I forget I’m spending. I open an app. I scroll. I respond. I …
Backwards Orientation
| | Filed Under: R5 - Don’t be certain |
Sometimes everything looks wrong. It looks backwards. Like I am trapped in a reflection. The problem isn’t my effort. It’s my orientation. I’m facing …
The Toaster Is Not on Fire
| | Filed Under: R7 - Don’t blame others |
My system still thinks I’m in danger. That I’m being hunted. That something urgent is coming. That something must be done. Now. It doesn’t ask if it’s …
I Am Not in a Survival Moment
| | Filed Under: R7 - Don’t blame others |
It feels urgent. My pulse spikes. My thoughts race. My chest tightens. Something must be done. Right now. Time tells the truth. The truth is I am not …
Gratitude as a Verb
| | Filed Under: R2 - Don’t take credit for grace |
It’s easy to identify gratitude as a feeling. Something I should feel more of. Something to get better at feeling. Then I started noticing how often I …
Survival Systems Deserve Respect
| | Filed Under: R2 - Don’t take credit for grace |
I wanted to develop beyond my survival mode. As if I was supposed to be past it. Above it. Healed enough not to need it. Survival mode isn’t shameful. …