“Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christians were not chosen by the Lord for little things; push onwards toward the highest principles. Stake your lives on noble ideals, my dear young people!” PeopleNeedsHeartLittlesChristianYoungPayAttentionLordPrinciplesHighestIdealsDearCurrentsNobleChosenPay AttentionSwimLittle ThingsStakesTidesYoung Friends Book:The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation Source: The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation
“Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.” ShouldShowsAttentionBrainStudyFocusStrongerChosenPay AttentionWorkoutRefocus Author:Daniel Goleman
“(R)eality TV (is) a medium dedicated to the proposition that with the help of judicious editing, carefully chosen half-wits can hold the attention of millions of their fellow half-wits for weeks on end.” EndsHelpingAttentionHalfMillionsWeekTvsFellowsWitChosenMediumsDedicatedEditingPropositions Author:Terry Teachout
“When that which I have chosen to focus upon in this moment evokes love or joy or appreciation, I am, in that moment, offering my greatest value to myself, to my current object of attention and to All-That-Is.” MomentsJoyValuesAttentionFocusObjectsCurrentsAppreciationChosenThat MomentOfferingEvoke Author:Esther Hicks