Attention defined is the behavior a person uses to focus the senses. Focus being the keyword. It’s the action of taking special care of something.
I believe that once I bring something into my realm of attention, I begin studying it—and that’s where my creative practice really begins. It’s where the “work” starts. It’s where my dialogues and narratives take shape. Where concepts, ideas, themes, and subjects emerge.
Reflections
I have complete control over what I choose to focus on.
I take special care when bringing things into my realm of attention.
My attention begins and builds my narratives. The stories I tell myself and the stories I share with others.
Resources
White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems, Mary Oliver
Red Bird, Mary Oliver
Upstream, Selected Essays, Mary Oliver
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, Jenny Odell
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