Tag: attention

Freedom from having to get

May 8, 2008 | 5 comments

Have you ever wanted something so badly that the object of your desire constantly occupied your thought and attention? Maybe you wanted more income, a new car, another place to live, a date, a new LCD TV, a different job,

Don’t worry about others

November 28, 2007 | 8 comments

How much time do you consume worrying about what other people are doing? Perhaps its concern about whether your spouse is living up to your expectations, or whether a co-worker is performing their job correctly, or whether a member on

When unpleasantly surprised, stay calm

November 13, 2007 | 6 comments

The City of Richland has been landscaping in front of my office. They removed several trees and plan to plant some new ones in different spots on the breezeway I look out onto. After they removed the old trees, they

Keep score of the best times

November 13, 2007 | 6 comments

Last weekend, I went with my family to Federal Way to watch my daughter swim in the Washington State swimming championships. She qualified in four events, which was quite an accomplishment—the 50 and 100 meter single freestyle, plus the 200

Focus on solution, not problem

October 31, 2007 | 2 comments

A friend relayed to me the gist of a testimony she read recently about a woman who had struggled with a foot problem for over a year. In an effort to rededicate her prayers and make some progress, she decided