Keep What Matters In View

Happy day to you.… 
At yesterday’s visit with my podiatrist, in discussing follow-up exercises, we landed on a familiar, yet timeless reminder of keeping what matters in (full) view. In this case, regular exercise is more likely when the supporting tools are handy or in view. Put differently, “out of sight, out of mind.”  Here are some thoughts connected to this conversation:

• Focus is essential for growth, progress, and fulfilment
• Vision informs and motivates action
• It is crucial to set priorities which transcend the deluge of worldly distractions or temporary concerns, so we can be steadfastly forward-looking and optimistic
• When we keep what matters in view, we avert being trapped in rabbit-holes of devolution - and worse, either not being aware of the enslavement, or caring that it’s occurring
• Our focus is enhanced in community - which includes encouragement and accountability
• Truly focusing is a liberating discipline, not an obsession 
• Renewal, in times of reflection and meditation, will move us from narrowness, stagnation, or misalignment
• When we keep in view what is of enduring import, we become our most authentic selves, with optimal balance and wholeness.

So, I am pondering too…. What preoccupies my view? To what cause am I giving most attention? To what am I devoting my best hours? 
To close, here’s a piece that was written couple years ago.
Good cheers as you ‘keep your eyes fixed on the prize.’

SIMPLE QUIETNESS
 
In times of simple quietness
Strength like the noonday sun is found
For stillness brings a focus clear
Despite distractions that surround
 
And nothing trumps the blessedness
That meek souls in quietness see
Mercy, goodness, and gracious love 
Their guaranteed reality 
 
Yes, with calm trust, the humble live 
As the sweet welcome voice they hear
In quietness comes emptying
With rebirth and refilling there
 
David McAdam
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