Tag: attention

The bane of subtle distraction

September 20, 2013 | 6 comments

I was practicing with my men’s doubles tennis team in Howard Amon Park a few weeks ago, and I learned a valuable lesson about not letting one’s thought get subtly distracted. The park is located on the bank of the

Use the tool correctly

October 22, 2012 | 7 comments

I had a chainsaw in the garage to saw down an unwanted cottonwood tree on the backside of our property. My wife took the saw’s chain in for sharpening, and I had to put it back on the saw before I

Prevent sickness with watchfulness

February 23, 2012 | 7 comments

One of the great benefits of practicing Christian Science is that it teaches one how to prevent disease from happening before it has a chance to form in one’s outward experience. All human experience incubates in human consciousness. The outward effect

Are you listening?

February 9, 2012 | 1 comment

Gently as Doves Great ideas, come into the world As gently as doves. Perhaps then if I listen attentively, I shall hear amid the uproar Of empires and nations, A faint flutter of wings, A gentle stirring of life and

Driving on the left side of the road

September 26, 2011 | 12 comments

I left for England last Tuesday and arrived Wednesday morning to lecture in seven different cities throughout the UK over the next 10 days.  It was going to be a fun trip, I knew. To make transportation easier on myself