Focus
Focus On What You Love
So, if our premise is true, that what you focus on grows, that where attention goes, energy flows, it would seem to me that a focus on what you love is a good place for us to start.
We all have people, places, and things in our lives that we love. I don’t think we would be able to survive life on earth if we didn’t have at least one or two things in our lives that we deeply, dearly, and truly love. And it sounds pretty easy to make a plan to focus on who or whatever that might be.
However…
To simply say “focus on what you love” is all fine and good. The actual doing of it in the midst of real world drama is a whole other thing. For example. When I’m at work, at the tail end of a long hard day full of dog hair and barking dogs, and I’m cleaning up dog vomit… well… it’s hard to focus on anything other than how tired I am and how much I just want the day to be over and done.
So, what’s the solution?
The key to it, I think, is to somehow find something in the situation… whatever situation you happen to find yourself in that’s less than optimal… something in it that you do honestly love. In my case, I might be able to simply focus on how much I love my daughter (we work together), or maybe I might focus on how much I love to have enough money to go on an Amazon spending spree. I might focus on how much I love having good cleaning products… or that I love that I’ll be going home in just a few hours…
Making A Plan
I think it’s very important to be prepared in advance so that when you find yourself in the midst of an experience that punches your buttons, that is NOT what you want, or that makes you feel “less than” happy, you will have something to cling to. This may take some experimentation, some trial and error.
Homework
Our homework for today is to think about what you love. Once that is complete, take some time to make a plan for what you will think about when you need to refocus your thoughts in a situation that you definitely do NOT love.
Where is your focus now?
Now that we’ve figured out what it is that we WANT to have more of, it’s time to take a quick look at what it is that we normally spend most of our mental and physical energy focusing on. This is important because one aspect of our project is that we will be working on tweaking, or changing our focus so that it works for us instead of against us. So, we need to know where the biggest changes may need to occur.
When I was thinking about this, I realized that my life is divided into 3 distinct time zones:
- At home
- At work
- With family
When I’m at home, I spend most of my mental and physical energy working on my website, which I enjoy very much. However, I have noticed that my running mental commentary consists mainly of stressing over not having enough time to get everything done. As a result, I am constantly tired and stressed.
When I’m at work, I spend all of my physical energy doing my job, and my mental energy is pretty much used up by my resistance to having to work so hard. My running mental commentary consists mainly of wishing I could just get it over and done. Even when it’s not that bad of a day, my mind is still firmly entrenched in just wanting to get done and get home…. to work on the website that I don’t have enough time for. No wonder I’m exhausted most of the time!
When I’m with family, it seems like I focus mostly on them. Usually I have a lot of fun, and find it relaxing – probably because I’m not resisting, and I’m not rushing… LOL
What about you?
- Does your focus change depending on where you are and what you are doing?
- What do you find yourself putting the most energy and effort into?
- What do you pay the most attention to?
- Where does your mind like to go when you are at work? at rest? with family? alone?
Where is your energy focused?
Our next project is due to begin in 2 days, (July 1st) and I’ve decided that it might be interesting and informative to explore the following concepts:
- Where attention goes energy flows.
- What you focus on grows.
I first heard this idea way back in the day when I was deeply involved in Transcendental Meditation, and listening to lots of talks by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a new concept then, nor is it new today, and it does seem to have some truth to it.
For example:
You will notice where ever you put your intention, it will occupy a place in your mind/ thoughts. What you focus on has a tendency to grow in life. So today if you are brooding over your unhappy life situation, an unstable bank balance, a broken relationship or your ill health, the fact is, it will trigger a chain of similar thoughts leading to worry and unhappiness.
So what’s the project?
My idea is to spend the next 30 days taking a look at where it is that we are focusing our thoughts, and begin to work on consciously changing that focus so that we are paying attention to those things, situations, and circumstances that we WANT to flow into our experience of life.
The project is due to “officially” begin on July 1st. If you are interested in exploring these ideas and this concept with me, feel free to jump in at any time. I’d love to hear your experiences, insights, and ideas.
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