Attention

When was the last time someone gave you their full attention?
Mind scurries. Eyes shift. Body rocks. Foot taps. 
People are often not good at it. This can hurt.

When is the last time you gave someone your full attention?
Mind scurries. Eyes shift. Body rocks. Foot taps.
We’re often not good at it. We can hurt others.

Sometimes we get lonely; not because no one is around but because we have not really been with anyone for a long time. Being with people requires focus; distractions laid down, attention zeroed in on the person in front of us.

Question: What if you gave someone your full attention today? Who would that person be? How long could you last?

Eyes shift. Body rocks. Foot taps.

Life is in these small moments; the very moments we miss by mentally racing into whatever is next until whatever is now is dust.

How? How to be present?

Its a muscle, a mental muscle. Start small. Ten minutes of "Hi, I'm here for you; to see you, to know you, to understand you."

In time that ten minutes will roll into fifteen and then twenty. In time, that muscle will become very strong and you will find yourself lost for two hours in the art of another's life. And that is when you will realize, rather suddenly, that you have just become an eye-witness to Holy Spirit working something beautiful for that person through your unbroken gaze into the heart of their life.

Worth it.

Friends, let's learn to focus our attention, especially with people.
It’s simple. It’s a muscle. Start small. Build from there.

Mind stable. Eyes locked. Body rested. Foot still.

Attention – present.​