The topic of today’s meditation is focus. Focus is the ability to control where our attention goes, and if we have to summarize our own lives in one short sentence then it might be most accurate to say that, “the life that I live is nothing more than that which captures my attention.”
“Whatever holds my attention, IS my life.” – pierre
If you truly understand the extent to which your life is controlled by what captures your attention, then it becomes abundantly clear that you need to develop the skill to stay focused on the things you choose consciously to build your life around, and not have your attention hijacked by anything unhelpful.
“Always remember, what you focus on determines your reality.” – George Lucas
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” – Bruce Lee
“Focus on the possibilities for success, not the potential for failure.” – Napoleon Hill
“You don’t get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results.” – Mike Hawkins
“Ignore the noise. Focus on your work.” – Anonymous
In order to be really practical about how we develop laser-like focus, it’s helpful to understand what it is that disturbs our focus, and for this I want to draw your attention to the last quote again – “ignore the noise, focus on your work.”
Even when we’re trying to be deliberate about focussing, noise is what draws our attention away, and noise can be divided into both inner and outer noise.
There is a lot of distraction in the world around us and in the history of humanity, outer noise has only increased and if history is anything to go by, then we can expect the world around us to only ever provide more content to capture our attention. Developing the ability to ignore the noise around you becomes the superpower that gives you the ability to choose what your life becomes.
However when it comes to our inner noise – which captures our attention far more than anything in the world around us – simply ignoring it has never helped anyone step free from the baggage of the past.
When our past always captures our attention, then our lives become a continuous re-living of past experiences, re-creating the same old life over and over again. Paying attention to and healing wounds from the past liberates your attention, and gives you the ability to decide where you place your focus – and where you decide to focus your attention, WILL determine your reality.
Most people’s lives can be described as an ever continuing series of distractions, always scattering their energy down the unhelpful avenues that capture their attention. You can however choose to be the architect of your reality and turn your life into a masterpiece of focused intention. This is your invitation to build a life aligned with your conscious choices.
Mantras for mastering focus:
- My attention is my power. I choose where it goes.
- I acknowledge and heal past wounds to free up my focus for the present.
- External noise may exist, but it doesn’t capture my attention.
- I focus on actions that build the life I desire.
Today’s meditation is a game of focus. This is your opportunity to exercise your muscle of attention. Let’s choose to focus on what truly matters and create a life we love.
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Focus.