Attentional Autonomy

 
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I am here, sitting at my desk, in a wild body, curious about what is making this moment precious. I hear my voice; what are your trying to tell me? Are you telling me to pay attention and be a good person? Are you trying to encourage me to wake up to the wonderment of this bright moment?

Great Horned Owl pair have an intimate conversation. I pray for the Cottontail rabbits. "hu - hu - hu - hoo! - hoo!" He says. "hu - hu - hu - hoo! - hoo!" She replies.

Attention is the beginning of devotion.

What we pay attention to makes us. Literally, what we pay attention to establishes or reinforces neural pathways in your brain. This changes the brain's circuitry, making it more likely that you'll pay attention to the same thing in the future. This neuroplasticity is inherent in your brain's architecture. It applies to what we pay attention to, and how you behave, what you think, what you read, the media and people you associate with, basically everything. These things either establish or reinforce neural pathways in your brain. Even reading this, you are shaping your brain. This is why it is so important to be careful about what you pay attention to.

  1. Attention care
  2. Don’t give your attention away too easily
  3. Positive Deviant

REFERENCES

  1. Writing The Scared Into The Real
  2. Attention Is the Beginning of Devotion
  3. The Wander Society Pocket Library

This post is meant to help us renew our commitment to caring for the world and remind our future selves to be fractionally better than before. This post points to where I want to work on my mental fitness and ‘adulting.’. It is a reminder to operate in the world with love and compassion and includes tips put together in moments of clarity to help when caught up in the world’s uncontrollable chaos. Please, continue the conversation anytime: will@kestrelcreek.com.