your daily rock : focus your attention

January 31, 2014 in Daily Rock, General

It is easy to be here, and not here.

It is easy to continue typing while someone sitting in the room with us is talking to us.

It is easy to be listening to a poet read deeply moving poetry aloud and be texting at the same time.

But none of those–none–situate us in this moment, this light spot on the planet that we are occupying right now. They take us elsewhere. Are we so unhappy where we are? Are we so displaced or discontent or is this moment right in front of us not enough?

Focus your attention on this one tiny spot you are inhabiting today. Make it the most light-filled, presence-filled spot on the planet today. Breathe in focus today, breathe out focus today.

Love,

(These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.