Sublime

Simplify Your Focus

So our practice is about making fear conscious, instead of running around inside our cell of fear, trying to make it look better and feel better.

Focus is what separates action from distraction. Focus is what separates meaning from meaningless. Focus is what separates working toward your goals from stressing about not being invited to your second-cousin’s birthday party. Focus is the habit of habits.

First, avoid your own reflection.

The present moment, on the other hand, can be a more productive place to focus our attention. The here and now, we have seen, rarely contains problems; it is released from the tyranny of our imposing narratives. We might feel bad about events in the past or dread those yet to come, but rarely in the present – rarely right now – do we find ourselves