Tid Bit from My Diary

  Yesterday, we asked a simple but profound question: What deserves my full attention today — and am I willing to give it that gift? If you still doubt the reach of  intermittent attention , try a small experiment — one I’ve done myself. Go to a coffee shop with time on your hands. Take a seat at the back, where you can quietly observe most of the guests. Notice the tables — people sitting alone, those with partners, and groups of friends. Try to observe them all. Watch how often their activity breaks — whether in the middle of a sentence, a thought, or a shared laugh. And pay attention to the triggers. You’ll be surprised how easily people are distracted, even by strangers walking in, even by the ping of a phone that isn’t theirs. That question lingers, doesn’t it? It’s not easy to practice that wisdom, even when the answer is clear —  the choice is to be here, not everywhere. We often imagine focus as a discipline of the mind, but at its heart, it’s an  act of care...