Quotes About Focus

My government, you can be assured, will be less focused on personalities. It is about treating people with respect. I think complaining about the community not being able to see the wisdom of our ideas is the wrong approach.

Self-motivation without gratitude is impossible. Our energy is "sapped" when our entire focus is on what's wrong instead of what is right with our lives. One of our greatest challenges is to live and love in spite of pain and disappointment...to find gratitude in the midst of it all. -Jayadeva De Silva

I've focused for hypnos in the past, and they didn't feel

Use common sense; don't magnify the importance of insignificant details; don't worry about bygones; and keep it simple. Focus, common sense, simplicity, and attitude

But practicalities have to be tended to, even during emergencies.

But we can't really do anything about what they say when we leave the room. We'll never be able to control that. And we shouldn't try. Our job is just to…well, be in the room while we're there, and try not to think too much about where we're not. Whatever room we happen to be in, just, be there

But we can't really do anything about what they say when we leave the room. We'll never be able to control that. And we shouldn't try. Our job is just to…well, be in the room while we're there, and try not to think too much about where we're not. Whatever room we happen to be in, just, be there," she finished lamely.

My aesthetic is that of the sniper on the roof.

You must be present to win." And that's what this book is about—being present in our lives to gain the happiness we deserve, for ourselves and equally for others.

Don't follow the passage of air all the way in and out of the body, but rather keep your attention focused on the site where you feel your breath most clearly.)

When your mind is stable, move into shikantaza by just sitting. Allow whatever comes up to come up, whether it is a sound or a thought or a physical sensation. Observe it until it drops away. Just let whatever is present be present. Continue this way until the end of your sitting period.

Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand it. Contemplate it only enough to be it.

This new book is going to get itself finished— and published! You see if it doesn't.

Be careful not to keep your eyes glued to detail. Stand far enough away to get a perspective of the whole.

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience.

She doesn't have the reservoir of space to take anything else into her brain.

Lydia knows she's increased their chances of survival. She needs to take encouragement where she can find it. She mustn't despair at the enormity of the task yet ahead. She should focus only on the immediate next steps.

One loses all the time which he might employ to better purpose.

The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

The main thing is to pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

I work more now because at this time of my life I am not disturbed from my aim by outside pressures such as family, passionate relationships, dealing with 'who am I?' - those complications when one is searching for one's self.

Mama, what kept you moving forward through droughts, wild animals, loneliness? We had no choice. Sadness was as dangerous as panthers and bears. The wilderness needs your whole attention.

The chances of seeing an idea through to completion are inversely proportional to the time you've spent talking about it beforehand.