The Attention You Can Afford

Have you ever paid attention to how many times you blink in a day? 

No, don’t Google it. 

Just tell me off the top of your head the precise figure. 1800? 3600...and 1? If you count the one you just did. 

My best guess is only savants would know the answer to that question off the top of their heads (don’t worry you aren’t one, there are only about 50 savants in the world).

Why don’t you know the exact number of times you blink in a day or at least an idea of a rough estimate? It’s right before your eyes, pun intended. Your eyelids bat on its own volition as frequently as it can and you aren’t cognitvely aware - I think that’s why it’s called REFLEXES. In human words, “it just happens”

Blinks are incessant, frequent and healthy. A blink is the shortest nap there is; every waking moment of our lives, we blink. We take these really short naps while we walk, sleep, eat, work, read, cross roads, write, meet important people and sign huge deals; we take these naps unawaredly. 

Look at how short and small blinking seems but how frequently you do it and how significant it is. If you haven’t blinked since you started reading this to the point, you can possibly feel the dryness in your eyes and this dryness can cause vision loss and even blindness (don’t worry, you won’t go blind in Jesus’ name) 

Little things matter. Small steps weigh more than they look. You may go around taking short naps all over the place but you are awake most of the time, working and making things work. 

Also, not knowing the number of times you blink is okay.

Pay attention to the important things - the little things that would cause a positive build up and lead to something great eventually. 

I dare you to pay attention to that desire you feel to change the world, Don’t push it aside because it’s a solution the world needs. The solution would be borne out of a desire to change the world. Pay attention to that grand plan in that little corner you’re in. Pay attention to how you’re showing up each day.

I dare you to pay attention to that small step you took; how you took that job even though the pay wouldn’t sort you out, pay attention to how you’re giving it your all and working hard like it’s a 500 fortune company. I dare you to pay attention to the good feedback you’re getting and how you’re becoming better equipped for a better place. 

I dare you to pay attention to how you inspire people around you. Pay attention to who you are becoming.

You can’t afford the attention you’re giving your insecurities; that hole spirals down into pessimism, anxiety and depression.