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Archive for August 22, 2011
Smile Newsletter: Help Knocks on the Front Door, Kindness Remembered after 41 Years, Finding a Solution to a Stolen Bicycle
August 22, 2011
“A retired gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can occasionally be seen picking up trash. He does it cheerfully and never complains. This morning, I was out walking my dog when I saw another neighbour picking up trash with his kids! When I commented on what a good job they were doing he said, “Well, there’s an older fellow in our street who does this. And my friend and I thought it wasn’t fair that he had to do it all the time, so now we take a turn.” The older gentleman had inspired others to pick up trash by doing it himself! It just goes to show we should be the change we want to see in this world.” — Wayfarer
Attention as an Art Form
August 22, 2011[Learning how to think] means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to, and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. — David Foster Wallace
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Inspiration of the Day:
185 billion bits of information. In an average lifetime, this is what the human brain is capable of processing. With any limited resource, the fact that it’s in short supply can quickly create a feeling of scarcity. But it can also motivate wiser use of our attention, one of the fundamental building blocks of human experience. This article breaks attention down into four key aspects: Awareness, the ability to notice all that is happening around and within us more and more consciously; Choice, extending beyond just the domain of our actions, into what and how we think; Engagement, which is a progression from a passive interest to an active curiosity, and finally to enchantment; and Flow, the continuity of attention that allows us to more deeply experience and value what is already in front of us. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4712
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Be The Change:
Make a conscious effort to use your attention in an artful way today.
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http://www.dailygood.org/view.php?qid=4712
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